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MEMORIAL  SKETCH 


OF 


WILLIAM  SOULE  STICKNEY 


By   his   father. 


FOR  PRIVATE  CIRCULATION. 


A  youtli  t(}  whom  was  given 
So  much  of  earth,  so  much  of  Heaven. — Wordsworth. 


WASHINGTON,    D.    C. 

"SCHOOL    OF     MUSIC"     PRESS. 

1881. 


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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year   1881, 

By  Wii.i.iAM  Stickney, 
In  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington. 


PKINTED  AT  THK    "SCHOOL  Or  Ml  SIC," 

707  Kighth  street,  x.  w., 
Washington,  District  of  Columbia. 


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IN  MEMORY  OF 

WILLIAM  SOULE  STICKNEY 

Who  Died  in  Los  Pinos,  Colorado, 
July  20,  18S0, 

WHILE   SERVING   AS   SECRETARY   AND    DISBURSING   OFFICER 
OK   THE    UTE   COMMISSION. 


Not  to  be  ministered  to,  but  to  minister. —  Matthew,  20:  28. 

'Hyelro  yap    aurtbv  ixaffTnq    ou^'i    rcD    rzarin   xat    r^  IJ-fj'^pi  fidvov 
yeyevT'ifft'^atj  dkXd  xdi  r^  -arpvh. 

For  each  of  them  considered  that  not  for  his   father  and   mother  only 
was  he  born,  but  for  his  fatherland. 

—  DE.MOSTHENES,    "  De    CoRONA." 


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INTRODUCTION. 

Or  dost  thou  warn  poor  mortals  left  behind, 
A  task  well  suited  to  thy  gentle  mind? 
Oh,  if  sometimes  thy  spotless  form  descend, 
To  me  thine  aid,   thou  guardian  genius,  lend. 
When  rage  misguides  me,  or  when  fear  alarms, 
When  pain  distresses,  or  when  pleasure  charms. 
In  silent  whisperings  purer  thoughts  impart. 
And  turn  from  ill  a  frail  and  feeble  heart ; 
Lead  through  the  paths  thy  virtue  trod  before, 
Till  bliss  shall  join,  nor  death  can  part  us  more. 

TlCKELl.. 


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INTEODUCTION. 


To  the  Members  of  the  Calvary  Baptist, 
Calvary  Mission,  and  Kendall  Chapel 
Sunday  Schools. 

Dear  Friends — 

The  warm  affection  cherished  by 
you  towards  my  beloved  son,  and  the  absorb- 
ing interest  he  felt  in  the  prosperity  of  these 
three  schools,  with  which  he  had  been  so 
long  identified,  have  prompted  me  to  place 
before  you,  principally  by  means  of  his  own 
writings,  the  gradual  development  of  a  char- 
acter, the  possession  of  which  in  such  sym- 
metry and  beauty  made  him  so  great  a  fa- 
vorite with  his  friends,  and  won  for  him  "a 
good  testimony  from  those  without."  Two 
motives  control  me:  first,  a  desire  to  perpet- 
uate his  memory;  secondly,  the  hope  that 
a  study  of  his  many  virtues,  noble  spirit, 
and  self-sacrificing  devotion  to  the  cause  of 
Christianity,  may  lead  you  —  and  all  who  may 
peruse  this  volume  —  to  the  Source  and  Inspi- 
ration of  his  life,  that  you  too  may  cultivate 
those  manly  qualities  of  head  and  heart, 
which  were  so  conspicuous  in  him. 

My  object  has  not  been  to  write  a  pane- 
gyric.    You  who  knew  him  best  will  agree 


Reasc^iis 

for  put)- 

lishingthe 

Memoir. 


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No  need  of 
Eulogy. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W,    S.    STICKNEY. 


Reasons 
for  insert- 
ing letters 
and  youth- 
ful compo- 
sitions. 


Desire  of 
friends  for 
some    me- 
mento. 


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with  our  worthy  Pastor:  "'He  needs  no  eulo- 
gy; his  record  is  his  best  eulogy." 

I  scarcely  need  disclaim,  in  the  prepara- 
tion of  this  imperfect  sketch,  any  attempts  at 
literary  excellence  in  style  or  composition; 
nor  perhaps  is  it  necessary  to  apologize  for 
the  insertion  of  letters,  youthful  composi- 
tions, or  other  matters,  which,  to  a  general 
reader,  might  appear  too  trivial  for  publica- 
tion. 

As  the  doll,  the  top,  or  other  playthings 
of  childhood  are  invested  with  an  interest 
almost  sacred  in  the  eyes  of  the  parent,  after 
their  dear  ones  have  been  removed  by  death, 
so  to  me,  and  I  doubt  not,  to  some  extent,  at 
least,  to  you  also,  the  letters,  words,  and  acts 
of  our  dear  one,  of  little  significance  it  may 
be,  when  written,  spoken,  or  performed,  are 
now  recalled  with  tender  interest,  and  are 
enshrined  in  the  memory  as  precious  treas- 
ures. 

Many  of  you  have  asked  for  some  me- 
mento of  our  dear  boy.  Accept  this  Memorial 
Sketch  of  his  life  with  the  earnest  desire  that 
its  perusal  may  not  only  recall  to  your  mem- 
ory his  manly  form,  cheerful  countenance, 
courteous  bearing.  Christian  spirit,  unselfish 


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INTRODUCTION?. 


devotion  to  the  happiness  of  others,  purity  of 
heart  and  life,  but  also  inspire  and  nurture 
in  you  a  resolute  purpose,  by  God's  help,  to 
leave  behind  a  memory  equally  fragrant  in 
kind  words  and  good  deeds. 


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CHAPTER  I. 

BIRTH    AND    CHILDHOOD. 

Heaven  lies  aboiit  us  in  our  infancy. — WoRDSWOR  IH. 

Yet  hath  thy  spirit  left  on  me 

An  impress  Time  has  worn  not  out, 

And  something  of  myself  in  thee, 

.•\  shadow  from  the  irnst,  I  see, 

Lingering,  even  yet,  thy  way  about : 

Not  wholly  can  the  heart  unlearn 

That  lesson  of  its  better  hours, 

Not  yet  lias  Tmie's  dull  footsteps  worn 

To  common  dust  that  path  of  flowers. — Whittier. 


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"  OUR     PET  " 


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BIRTH. 


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ILLIAM  SOULE  STICKNEY,  son  of 
William  and  Jeannie  K.  Stickney, 
was  born  at  the  residence  of  his  grandfather, 
Amos  Kendall,  in  the  "old  house" at  Kendall 
Green,  District  of  Columbia,  October  24,  1852. 

This  property,  with  the  farm,  was  subse- 
quently purchased  by  the  Government  for 
the  use  of  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institution. 

On  his  father's  side  he  was  a  descendant 
of  William  Stickney,  who  emigrated  to  Mas- 
sachusetts in  1G36  from  the  town  of  Stickney 
on  the  eastern  coast  of  England. 

His  progenitor  on  his  mother's  side  came 
from  the  town  of  Kendall, — derived  from 
Kent's  dale, —  a  city  of  considerable  impor- 
tance in  England. 

His  middle  name  was  the  maiden  name 
of  his  grandmother  Stickney. 

The  second  and  only  other  child  of  his 
parents  was  born  in  1854  and  died  at  the  age 
of  six  months. 

The  day  of  Will's  birth  was  the  day  on 
which  America's  greatest  statesman  died. 
This  coincidence  was  sometimes  pleasantly 
referred  to  as  a  favorable  omen  that  the 
mantle  of  the  great  Daniel  Webster  would 
fall  on  his  shoulders. 


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Birtli. 


Ancestors. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Oljedicncc 
to  parents. 


Conscien- 
tiousness. 


Though  he  was  an  only  child,  and  the 
pride  of  his  parents,  they  were  never  so  in- 
dulgent as  to  permit  him  to  grow  up  without 
seeking  to  instil  into  his  young  mind  and 
heart  those  principles  of  obedience,  and  re- 
spect for  their  wishes,  which  they  considered 
essential  to  a  true  and  manly  character. 

From  early  childhood  it  was  his  mother's 
habit  to  pray  daily  with  and  for  him,  he 
following  with  a  prayer  of  his  own.  This 
practice  was  continued  until  he  left  home  for 
school,  and  we  believe  was  blessed  to  his 
good. 

Two  or  three  times  only  did  his  mother 
have  occasion  to  use  the  rod,  and  in  each 
instance  the  punishment  was  occasioned  by 
disobedience.  The  last  time  resort  was  had 
to  this  method  of  discipline  was  when  Will 
was  four  or  five  years  of  age.  The  incident 
illustrates  the  conscientiousness  of  the  boy — 
always  a  conspicuous  trait  in  his  character. 
Bringing  to  his  mother  a  little  switch,  he 
said,  in  answer  to  her  question  of  surprise: 
"What  shall  mamma  do  with  the  switch?" 
"Mamma  must  whip  Willie.  Mamma  said 
I  must  not  eat  cherries,  and  I  have  been 
them."     His  mother  said.   Yes,"  she 


eating 


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CHILDHOOD. 


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was  very  sorry,  but  she  would  have  to  whip 
him.  After  the  light  punishment,  which  the 
little  fellow  received  without  a  tear,  he  de- 
sired her  to  kneel  down  and  ask  God  to  for- 
give him,  which  she  did.  Then  he  followed 
in  a  sweet,  childish  prayer  of  his  own,  ask- 
ing his  Heavenly  Father's  forgiveness,  after 
which  he  threw  his  little  arms  about  his 
mother's  neck  and  sought  her  forgiveness, 
promising  ever  after  obedience  to  all  her 
wishes. 

The  promise  was  faithfully  kept,  and  the 
sweet  spirit  of  the  child  was  never  lost  in  the 
after  life  of  the  youth  and  the  man. 

Another  of  his  noble  characteristics  which 
endeared  him  to  all  who  were  acquainted  with 
his  young  life  and  which  was  a  part  of  his 
nature  was  the  moral  courage  to  stand  up 
for  the  right.  This  trait  exhibited  itself 
when  he  was  a  child  of  about  nine  years. 

The  family  were  accustomed  to  ride  to 
Washington,  a  distance  of  about  two  miles, 
to  attend  church.  Often,  when  returning 
home,  Will  would  leave  the  carriage  and 
walk,  sometimes  by  fleetness  of  foot  reaching 
his  father's  house  first.  One  Sabbath,  as  the 
carriage  approached  the  gate  leading  to  Ken- 


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Prayer  for 
forgive- 
ness. 


Moral 
courage. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Iiicidpiif. 


Memory  of 
the  Ser- 
mon on 

the  Mount. 


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dall  Green,  his  parents  saw  him  talking  ear- 
nestly to  three  German  boys,  all  considerably 
larger  than  himself;  as  the  carriage  drew 
near  these  lads  walked  away.  When  Will 
was  questioned  about  the  matter  he  said  he 
found  the  boys  fighting,  and,  said  he,  "Mam- 
ma, I  asked  them  if  they  did  not  know  it 
was  wicked;  that  God  had  commanded  them 
to  remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy. 
Then  one  of  the  boys  called  another  a  fool, 
and  I  said  to  him,  Do  you  know  that  the 
Bible  says, — •  Whosoever  says.  Thou  fool, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  hell  fire.'"  This  Scrip- 
ture quotation  caused  iliem.  to  separate,  won- 
dering, probably,  at  the  spirit  which  pos- 
sessed the  little  peacemaker. 

More  than  a  year  before  this  incident 
Will  had  committed  to  memory  the  Sermon 
on  the  Mount  which  he  often  repeated  with- 
out missing  a  word. 

The  boy  was  father  of  the  man,  for  never 
in  his  after  life  did  he  hesitate  by  word  and 
example,  manfully  and  sometimes  heroically, 
to  express  his  convictions  of  what  was  noble 
and  true. 

During  this  period  of  his  early  childhood 
Will,  having  no  young  associates,  found  his 


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CHILDHOOD. 


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out -door  society  with  his  dogs  and  chickens, 
and  occasionally"  a  pet  rabbit  or  squirrel. 

If  the  colored  servants  on  the  place  had 
children  of  about  his  own  age,  he  loved  to 
teach  them  some  Sunday  School  lesson  or 
lead  them  in  singing,  with  all  the  gravity  of  a 
master.  Sunday  afternoon  was  the  favorite 
time  for  these  exercises.  Often  have  I  seen 
him  with  a  class  of  colored  children,  some 
older  and  some  younger  than  himself,  trying 
to  teach  them  out  of  God's  Word,  earnestly 
exhorting  them  to  be  true  and  honest  if  they 
would  enter  heaven. 

His  talent  for  music  developed  at  an 
early  age,  and  at  eight  years  he  commenced 
taking  lessons  on  the  piano,  while  pursuing 
the  elementary  branches  of  knowledge  under 
his  parents'  instruction.  At  the  age  of  thir- 
teen he  entered  the  Rittenhouse  Academy 
in  Washington,  for  the  first  time  going  reg- 
ularly to  school. 

About  this  time  the  members  of  the  Cal- 
vary Baptist  Church  were  canvassing  for  sub- 
scriptions for  the  erection  of  a  house  of  wor- 
ship. His  grandfather  asked  Will  what  he 
was  going  to  subscribe.  He  replied,  he  had  no 
money.     On  being  asked  if  he  would  like  to 

2 


Playmates 


Early  ef- 
forts to 
teach    the 

WliTCl    of 

God. 


Talent  for 
Music. 


Enters 
Ritten- 
house 
Acadoiny. 


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IS 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


First  mon- 
ey earned. 


Gift  lor 

liuilding  a 

(•liurdi. 


First  sick- 
ness. 


Tempera- 
ment. 


earn  some  for  that  purpose,  he  expressed  the 
pleasure  it  would  give  him  to  do  so.  His 
grandfather  then  promised  him  five  cents  for 
every  load  of  gravel  he  would  spread,  as  the 
hired  men  were  then  employed  in  repairing 
the  roads.  Will  eagerly  accepted  the  propo- 
sition, and  soon  received  a  dollar  and  fifty 
cents,  as  the  pay  for  his  labor,  which  he 
gladly  subscribed  and  paid  into  the  building 
fund  of  the  church.  He  said  afterwards, 
when  thinking  of  his  grandfather's  remark, 
"that  he  owned  a  brick  in  the  church,*'  he 
"sometimes  watched  the  workmen  as  they 
prosecuted  their  labors  on  the  church,  and 
wondered  which  of  the  bricks  was  owned  by 
him!" 

In  the  autumn  of  1859,  Will  had  his  first 
sickness  which  produced  anxiety  in  the  minds 
of  his  parents.  It  was  a  mild  form  of  typhoid 
fever,  which  confined  him  to  his  bed  for  about 
two  weeks.  He  gradually  recovered,  but  was 
never  of  a  robust  constitution.  He  was  pos- 
sessed of  a  delicate  organization,  a  nervous 
temperament,  and  keen  sensibilities,  a  gentle 
spirit,  sensitive  to  any  intentional  wrong, 
and  quick  to  forgive  an  injury.  Though  ap- 
plication to  study  was  never  disagreeable,  he 


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showed  no  more  fondness  for  books  than  is 
common  among  most  boys. 

He  commenced  Latin  at  nine  years,  and, 
though  his  progress  was  not  rapid,  he  under- 
stood what  he  went  over.  Though  never 
quick  to  learn,  he  yet  held  fast  the  ground  he 
went  over,  seldom  giving  but  one  perusal  of 
his  lessons  in  preparation  for  review. 

After  writing  compositions  upon  "The 
Horse,"  "The  Cow,"  ''The  Dog,"  and  "The 
Cat,"  his  next  subject  was  ''Life,"  written  at 
the  age  of  nine.  I  give  it  precisely  as  it  lies 
before  me  from  his  pen: 

LIFE. 

I  will  tell  you  something  about  life.  Life 
is  long  or  short  whichever  God  permits. 
Some  persons  die  when  babes,  others  live  a 
few  years  longer,  and  some  to  an  old  age. 
This  is  a  beautiful  subject  to  write  about. 

Sometimes  people  live  to  a  great  age. 
Methuselah  lived  to  be  nine  hundred  and 
sixty-  nine  years.  He  was  the  oldest  man  in 
the  world.  Many  others  are  mentioned  in 
the  Bible  who  lived  to  a  great  age.  Enoch, 
Noah,  and  many  others. 

What  would  this  world  be  without  life? 


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Early  com- 
positions. 


On  "Life/ 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Desola- 
tion of 
eartliwitli- 
(Uit  life. 


Lite    more 

beautiful 

ill  heaven. 


On  kinrl- 

ness  to  the 

poor. 


The  way  til 
l)e  kind. 


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The  trees,  flowers,  and  grass  that  look  so 
beautiful  in  the  spring  and  summer,  all  are 
given  to  us  by  our  Heavenly  Father,  but  do 
not  live  forever,  even  they  all  die. 

Life  is  very  beautiful  on  earth,  but  far 
more  beautiful  in  heaven.  If  you  wish  to 
reach  this  happy  place,  you  must  not  swear, 
nor  steal,  and  God  says  that  he  will  not  have 
liars  in  heaven.  How  thankful  should  we 
be  to  Him  for  His  goodness  to  us! 

Willie  Soule  Stickney. 

His  next  composition  written  January 
15.  1862, 

BE  KIND  TO  THE  POOR. 

There  are  but  few  people  who  care  for 
the  poor.  God  teaches  us  to  be  kind  to 
everybody.  You  must  hunt  up  the  poor  and 
ask  if  they  wont  come  with  you  to  church, 
or  Sunday-  school,  and  learn  to  be  good. 

You  must  be  kind  to  the  poor  and  get 
all  the  old  clothes  you  can  and  ask  your 
neighbors  if  they  have  n't  some,  for  many 
are  suffering  with  the  cold,  and  a  great 
many  poor  people  die  or  starve  for  want  of 
care. 

You  must  look  after  your  own  children 


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CHILDHOOD. 


first,  and  the  poor  next,  for  you  must  love 
the  poor. 

I  cannot  say  much  more  on  this  subject, 
but  there  is  one  thing  I  forgot  to  say  about 
the  poor,  you  should  visit  them  when  they 
are  sick  and,  if  you  can,  take  to  them  what 
they  need  to  do  them  good. 

I  have  now  ended  my  composition. 

W.  S.  Stickney. 

How  he  practised  in  after  life  these  pre- 
cepts of  charity  and  benevolence,  they  who 
knew  him  best  can  testify. 

The  following  is  one  of  his  early  letters. 

Washington,  April  25,  180;i 
My  Dear  Father — 

I  have  looked  in  the  geography,  as  you 

told  me,  and  have  found  that  the  distance 

'from  the  earth  to  the  sun  is   95,000,000  of 

miles,  and  the  distance  from  the  earth  to  the 

moon  is  240  thousand  miles. 

Geography  is  a  description  of  the  earth's 
surface.  The  circumference  of  the  earth  is 
about  25,000  miles  and  the  diameter  of  the 
earth  is  about  8,000  miles.  The  diameter  of 
anything  is  the  distance  through  it. 


Earl.v    let- 
ters. 


!St Lilly  <pf 
geograpliy 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Letter  to 
liis  grand- 
father. 


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Day  and  night  are  caused  by  the  earth 
going  around  on  its  axis.  The  earth  goes 
around  on  its  axis  once  in  34  hours,  and  the 
earth  goes  around  the  sun  once  in  365  days 
and  6  hours.  The  seasons  are  caused  by  the 
earth  going  around  the  sun  with  its  axis  in- 
clined to  the  plane  of  its  orbit,  always  point- 
ing to  the  North  Star. 

The  shape  of  the  earth  is  that  of  an  ob- 
late spheroid. 

Father,  I  studied  that,  that  you  told  me, 
and  then  I  sat  down  and  wrote  this. 

From  your  affectionate  son, 

Willie  S.  Stickney. 

Rockville,  Ct.,  June  30,  1863. 
Dear  Grandpa — 

How  are  you?  and  how  is  grandma?  I 
got  a  nice  hat  yesterday,  and  I  have  a  cash  - 
book  and  I  expect  to  send  a  copy  of  it  soon  to 
father. 

Grandpa  I  am  having  a  nice  time  up  here 
— the  mornings  are  beautiful  and  pleasant. 

Tell  Berta  that  I  will  send  her  a  little  let- 
ter. I  will  inclose  a  little  letter  to  Emilie  — 
but  grandpa,  are  they  good?  for  if  they  aint 
I  don't  believe  I  can  write  them,  and  is  Emi- 


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CHILDHOOD. 


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lie  as  sweet  as  ever,  for  if  she  is  good  she 
must  be  sweet. 

Please  tell  me  how  the  dogs  are.  espe- 
cially Zip, 

I  want  to  see  every  body  that  I  know. 
Tell  every  body  that  there  is  a  little  boy  in 
Rockville  that  sends  his  love  to  them.  His 
name  is  Willie  S,  Stickney.     Write  soon. 

From  your  affectionate  grandson. 

Willie  S.  Stickney. 

The  cash  account  came  in  his  next  letter. 
It  contains  the  items  for  traveling  expenses 
to  Rockville,  with  small  investments  for 
"Oranges,"  "Candy,"  "Lickerish,"  "Contri- 
butions." "Rockets,"  "Roman  Candles,"  &c., 
written  in  the  round  hand  of  an  eleven  -  year- 
old  boy,  but  balanced  to  a  penny. 

This  methodical  habit  of  rendering  an 
account  to  his  father  for  all  the  moneys  re- 
ceived, he  carefully  adhered  to  until  he  fin- 
ished his  college  course.  His  accounts  are 
models  of  neatness  and  accuracy,  giving  a 
truthful  statement  of  all  his  expenditures. 

Rockville,  July  30,  180:5. 
Dear  Papa — As  I  have  nothing  else  to 
do  I  thought  I  would  write  you  a  few  lines. 


^ 


(;asli  ac- 
count 


^ 


*- 


24 


"* 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S,    STICKNEY. 


Letter  to 
his  father. 


Yesterday  uncle  John  put  on  an  old  pair 
of  boots,  and  an  old  shaker  hat,  and  he  went 
out  and  poured  some  hot  water  right  on  a 
swarm  of  hornets,  and  I  think  they  are  about 
gone  now.  I  have  been  stung  by  another 
hornet  right  on  the  cheek. 

Witch,  a  little  kitten,  ran  right  through 
a  nest  of  hornets,  and  then  she  ran  first  one 
way,  and  then  another,  and  then  she  tumbled 
down  stairs,  and  then  she  stopped  and  began 
a  scratching,  and  then  a  hornet  came  up  be- 
tween her  ears  and  then  she  ran  away. 

But  I  must  stop.     Write  soon. 
From  your  affectionate  son, 

Willie  Soule  Stickney. 


*■ 


■* 


W.y.Vo'Ai&l    Sc 


^^'^-^:i^^   ^^T^^'   (r-(jULaj ,  Oy^u&O     /^y^-^Kc^i-^ 
(^(rVA^    CH^^i.'i-.efU   (yViyl^L^    M  t/-i^  /vrSL^e^^  .<2..G^<i^ 

/^       - 


/ 


//>- 


^ — — ^ 


CHAPTER  II. 


A  TOUR  ABROAD. 


Travel,  in  the  younger  soul,  is  a  part  of  education;  in  the  ekler 
a  part  of  experience.  He  that  traveleth  into  a  country  before  he  hath 
some  entrance   into   the   language,   goeth   to   school   and   not   to   travel. 

When  a  traveler  returneth  home,  let  him  not  leave  the  countries 
where  he  hath   traveled  altogether  behind  him. 

Let  it  appear  that  he  doth  not  change  his  country  manners  for  those 
of  foreign  parts,  but  only  put  some  flowers  of  that  he  hath  learnerl 
abroad  into  the  customs  of  his  own  country. —  Bacon. 


* * 


1^' 


■^^ 


TOUR  ABROAD. 


27 


"T-T'^T'ILL  continued  his  studies,  remaining 
\^T  at  home  most  of  the  time  until  June, 
1866,  when,  with  his  parents  and  grandfather, 
he  set  out  on  a  sixteen  months'  tour  abroad. 

Taking  passage  on  the  favorite  Cunard 
steamship  Scotia,  Captain  Judkins,  we  had  a 
most  deHghtful  voyage  to  Queenstown,  reach- 
ing that  port  in  eight  days  and  three  hours  — 
the  best  time,  I  think,  then  made. 

We  visited  the  principal  places  and  ob- 
jects of  interest  in  Ireland,  including  Blarney 
Castle,  Lakes  of  Killarney,  Heart's  Content, 
Belfast,  Giant's  Causeway,  Dublin,  and  nu- 
merous others.  Our  young  traveler  entered, 
with  all  the  enthusiasm  of  youth,  into  the 
new  world  which  was  now  opening  up  to 
him,  determined  to  derive  all  the  intellectual 
and  physical  benefit  possible.  Guide-books 
of  the  places  visited  were  eagerly  studied  by 
him,  and  it  was  to  him  the  rest  of  the  party 
generally  appealed  for  information  upon  the 
various  subjects  presented. 

Scotland,  with  its  lakes  and  cities,  castles 
and  ruins,  its  Holyrood  and  Abbottsford,  its 
Stirling  and  Bannockburn,  were  all  visited 
and  carefully  studied.  Historical  informa- 
tion, learned  previously  and  perhaps  forgot- 


^ 


Tour 
abroad. 


Study  of 
places  vis- 
ited. 


* 


* 


2S 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


■* 


Euroiie, 

Asia,     and 

Africa. 


V^' 


ten,  or,  if  never  known  before,  was  now 
gained  at  every  step,  and  in  a  way  to  make 
the  most  lasting  impression  upon  the  mind. 

Will  had  formed  the  plan  early  in  our 
travels  to  procure  books  that  treated  particu- 
larly of  the  subjects  or  persons  for  which  the 
places  visited  were  celebrated.  At  Rouen  he 
had  the  life  of  Joan  of  Arc;  at  Pompeii,  Bul- 
wer's  "Last  Days;"  at  Wittenburg  he  studied 
Luther;  at  Constance,  Jerome  of  Prague  and 
Huss,  and  thus  he  acquired  a  vast  store  of 
information  to  be  obtained  so  effectually  in 
no  other  way. 

All  the  principal  cities  in  Great  Britain. 
France,  Belgium,  Germany,  Austria,  Holland. 
Italy,  Greece,  and  Turkey,  in  Europe;  Alexan- 
dria, Cairo,  the  islands  of  Cyprus  and  Rhodes, 
the  Red  Sea,  and  Isthmus  of  Suez,  in  Africa; 
Joppa,  Jerusalem,  Damascus,  the  Dead  Sea 
and  Jordan,  and  the  principal  Bible  lands  in 
Asia  were  leisurely  visited,  and  many  of  them 
carefully  studied.  Every  new  place  was  a 
fruitful  theme  for  conversation  and  reading. 
New  sources  of  knowledge  were  constantly 
opening  up  to  us,  which  were  explored  with 
avidity  and  delight. 

A  winter  in  Florence  gave  Will  an  op- 


4f 


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TOUR   ABROAD. 


■* 


29 


portunity  for  taking  music  lessons  under  an 
eminent  master,  and  afforded  us  time  for 
studying  the  Italian  tongue.  Will  and  my- 
self regularly  recited  our  lessons,  and  carried 
on  much  of  our  conversation  in  that  language. 
The  daily  paper  we  soon  learned  to  read 
without  difficulty,  and  made  fair  progress  in 
conversation. 

In  France  Will  gave  himself  to  the  study 
of  the  French  language,  which  his  know- 
ledge of  Latin  made  easy  for  him  to  ac- 
quire. 

But  it  was  in  Palestine  that  we  entered 
into  the  highest  possible  enjoyment  of  the 
great  treasures  in  store  for  us.  Spending  a 
few  days  at  Joppa,  we  started  thence  with 
our  tents  and  horses,  making  the  journey  in 
the  oriental  style  of  the  country. 

Leaving  Joppa  about  noon  we  took  an 
easy  ride  to  Ramleh  (Arimathea),  eighteen 
miles  distant,  where  we  arrived  in  about  four 
hours.  A  ride  of  eight  hours  the  next  day 
brought  us  to  Kirgeth  Jarem,  where  we 
pitched  our  tents  for  the  night.  This  place 
we  left  the  next  morning  about  nine,  and  at 
noon  entered  the  Holy  City. 

"Beautiful  for  ftifuatinn,  the  joy  of  flic 


^ 


Music-  les- 
sons in 
Florence. 


Study  of 
the  Italian 
lanfruaire. 


Visits    .le 
rusalcni. 


■^ 


Palestine  a 
fifth  Gos- 
pel. 


lutlaeuce 

upon  the 

mind. 


4ff 


tvhole  earth,  is  Mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of 
the  North,  the  City  of  the  Great  King." 

We  engaged  rooms  at  a  small  German 
hotel  and  gave  ourselves  up  to  the  enjoyment 
of  the  wondrous  treasures  scattered  on  every 
side. 

Calvary,  the  Holy  Sepulchre,  the  Pools, 
Olivet,  Bethany,  Bethlehem,  Jordan,  Jericho, 
the  Dead  Sea,  Shechem,  Shiloh,  Bethel,  Dam- 
ascus, Beirout,  and  many  other  places  of 
sacred  interest  were  visited.  At  every  step 
we  found  the  confirmation  of  the  truth  of 
the  Bible.  Palestine  seemed  a  fifth  Gospel, 
so  abundant  were  the  evidences  of  the  truth 
of  the  sacred  record. 

As  the  key  fits  the  wards  of  the  lock, 
so  everywhere  were  the  most  striking  and 
convincing  proofs  of  the  wonderful  events 
narrated  in  the  New  Testament. 

Of  course  upon  Will,  as  upon  the  rest 
of  us,  these  facts  made  a  deep  impression. 
No  shadow  of  doubt  existed  in  our  minds, 
after  our  forty  days  sojourn  in  the  Holy 
Land,  of  the  reality  of  all  those  marvelous 
events  so  minutely  recorded  by  the  Evange- 
lists. It  seems  as  if  the  very  stones  at  our 
feet  cried  out  in  confirmation  of  them.     With 


■* 


*■ 


HOME   AGAIN. 


-^ 


81 


our  Bibles  in  our  hands  we  traversed  the 
places  where  the  feet  of  the  Son  of  Man 
had  trod,  looked  upon  the  scenes  upon  which 
His  eyes  had  once  rested,  and  came  away, 
as  fully  persuaded  as  it  was  possible  for  us 
to  be,  of  the  truths  of  revelation. 

After  visiting  Greece,  its  ruins  and  its 
Marathon,  and  Constantinople,  we  crossed  a 
portion  of  the  Black  Sea,  entered  the  Danube 
at  its  mouth,  and,  through  the  Iron  Gates, 
steamed  to  Prague,  and  thence  to  Vienna. 

In  October,  1867,  we  returned  home  in 
good  health,  having  given  sixteen  months 
to  travel  and  visited  many  of  the  most  in- 
teresting places  on  the  globe.  Our  pleasure 
had  been  marred  by  no  accident,  and  no 
serious  sickness  disturbed  or  interrupted  our 
enjoyment. 

Returning  to  our  home  at  Kendall  Green, 
we  were  agreeably  surprised  to  find  the 
grounds  beautifully  illuminated,  and  a  trans- 
parency at  the  gate  in  burning  letters  giving 
us  a  "Welcome  Home." 

To  each  of  us  the  trip  had  been  full  of 
pleasure  and  profit,  but  it  was  evident  that 
the  advantages  to  Will  would  be  incalcula- 
ble.     He  had  traveled  with  eyes  and  ears 


*■ 


Visits 
Greece 

and 
Austria. 


Returns 
home. 


Receiition 

at  Kendall 

Green. 


Benefits  of 
the  triji. 


* 


1^^ 


-^ 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Summary 

of  places 

visited. 


*■ 


open,  had  made  friends  everywhere  by  his 
inteUigence  and  pohte  bearing.  The  drago- 
man in  Syria,  the  Arab  guides  in  Egypt, 
showed  in  many  ways  their  friendship.  He 
had  seen  the  principal  galleries  of  art  and 
studied  their  master -pieces  and  the  lives  of 
their  autliors;  had  heard  the  greatest  living 
musical  performers  and  studied  many  of 
their  own  compositions;  had  heard  England's 
greatest  statesmen  in  the  Houses  of  Parlia- 
ment and  her  most  eminent  preachers  from 
their  own  pulpits;  had  seen  the  leading  men 
of  France  as  they  stirred  their  countrymen 
from  the  Tribune  at  the  Corps  Legislatif; 
had  visited  the  venerable  and  classic  seat 
of  learning  at  Oxford;  read  the  Odes  of  Hor- 
ace among  the  olives  and  oleanders  of  Tivoli 
and  the  Alban  Hills;  explored  the  ruins  of 
Caesar's  palace;  looked  upon  the  glories  of 
Mont  Blanc  and  Jungfrau;  climbed  the  Py- 
rennees;  crossed  the  Alps;  gazed  down  the 
crater  of  Vesuvius;  surveyed  the  Campagna 
from  the  summit  of  Brunelleschi's  dome; 
threaded  the  gloomy  catacombs  of  Rome;  vis- 
ited the  fields  of  Waterloo  and  Marathon; 
feasted  upon  the  beauties  of  the  Rhine,  of  Co- 
mo,  and  Maggiore;  studied  the  ancient  civili- 


* 


^- 


AT    HOME. 


•^.ii 


33 


zation  from  Egyptian  monuments;  witnessed 
the  splendors  of  all  the  principal  courts  in  Eu  - 
rope,  with  their  kings  and  emperors;  explored 
the  museums,  libraries,  and  galleries  of  art; 
visited  the  cathedrals;  ventured  across  the 
Mer  de  Glace;  sat  by  Jacob's  well;  traversed 
the  valley  of  Ebal  and  Gerizim;  clambered 
among  the  ruins  of  Baalbeck;  studied  the 
lives  of  Savonarola,  Michael  Angelo,  and 
Galileo  at  Florence,  ''where  he  stood  at  night 
to  take  the  vision  of  the  stars";  of  Knox  at 
Edinburgh;  of  Calvin  and  D'Aubigne  at  Gen- 
eva; of  Luther  at  Wittenberg,  Erfurt  and 
Wartburg  castle;  of  Zwingle  at  Ziirich;  of 
Napoleon  and  Josephine  at  Fontainbleau;  of 
Frederick  and  Voltaire  at  Sans  Souci;  wit- 
nessed the  King's  fete  at  Venice,  "the  bride 
of  the  sea";  stood  upon  the  Acropolis;  tra- 
versed the  Roman  forum;  and  with  an  intel- 
ligent apprehension  of  what  he  had  seen,  re- 
turned to  make  his  new  acquisitions  useful  in 
the  development  and  growth  of  his  future  life. 
Though  not  at  this  time  a  professed 
christian,  no  one  could  be  more  exemplary  in 
all  the  varied  and  sometimes  trying  experi- 
ences of  this  long  journey  than  he.  On  the 
Sabbath  it  was  our  invariable  practice  to  at- 

4 


Observ- 
ance of  the 
Sabbath. 


* 


*■ 


■* 


:54 


MEMOIR   OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY 


Charge    of 
the    organ 

at 
Florence. 


Growth. 


^ 


tend  some  protestant  place  of  worship,  if  any 
could,  be  found,  and  frequently  the  services 
of  the  youthful  organist  would  be  brought 
into  requisition.  At  Florence,  for  about  two 
months,  he  had  charge  of  the  organ,  rehears- 
ing with  the  choir  Saturday  nights,  and  en- 
tering with  all  his  heart  into  the  service. 

In  all  his  conduct  he  was  the  faithful, 
conscientious  christian,  loyal  to  his  Savior, 
unfailing  in  his  daily  private  devotions,  never 
to  be  tempted  to  depart  from  his  convictions 
of  right  and  duty,  though  the  example  of 
some  of  his  countrymen,  who  professed  more 
than  he  did.  might  have  been  urged  as  an 
excuse  for  him.  His  reverence  for  the  Sab- 
bath was  as  great  in  Paris  as  in  Washington. 
He  said  once  he  would  like  very  much  to  see 
the  great  fountains  play  at  Versailles,  but  as 
this  exhibition  was  only  given  on  Sunday, 
and  to  witness  it,  would  involve  a  Sunday 
journey  of  twelve  miles  by  rail,  he  would 
forego  the  pleasure. 

Such  had  been  his  advantages  of  foreign 
travel.  He  had  grown  morally  and  intel- 
lectually, and  returned  with  good  health, 
ready  to  prosecute  his  studies  with  increased 
zest  and  vigor. 


■* 


^ • ^ 


CHAPTER   III. 


THE  WISE   AND   SUCCESSFUL  STUDENT. 

For  I  was  my  father's  .  son,  tender  and  only  beloved  in  the  sight 
of  my  mother.  He  taught  me  also,  and  said  unto  me,  Let  thine  heart 
retain  my  words:  keep  my  commandments  and  live.  Get  wisdom,  get 
understanding;  forget  it  not;  neither  dedine  from  the  words  of  my 
mouth.  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  preserve  thee;  love  her,  and 
she  shall  keep  thee.  Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing;  and  with  all  thy 
getting,  get  understanding. —  Proverbs  of  Solomon. 

But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  his  righteousness,  and 
all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you. —  Matthew,  6:  33. 

Teach  thy  tongue  to  say:    1  do  not  know.  —  TALMUD. 

Shall  I  teach  you  what  knowledge  is?  When  you  know  a  thing, 
to  hold  that  you  know  it;  and,  when  you  do  not  know  a  thing,  to 
confess  your  ignorance  —  is  knowledge. —  Confucius. 


>B ^ 


*■ 


AT    SCHOOL. 


■* 


OON  after  his  return  from  abroad  he 
again  entered  the  Rittenhouse  Academy 
in  Washington,  where  he  continued  to  attend 
until  the  middle  of  1868.  The  quarterly  re- 
ports of  his  principal,  Mr.  O.  C.  Wight,  show 
him  to  have  been  perfect  in  his  studies  and 
deportment  during  this  period,  with  scarcely 
an  exception. 

In  August.  18(i8,  he  entered  a  private 
school  in  Philadelphia.  Under  date  of  Au- 
gust 15,  he  writes: 

' '  I  commenced  going  to  school  yesterday ; 
recited  six  lines  in  Virgil.  I  have  taken  up 
Greek  and  ancient  history,  besides  spelling, 
Latin,  geography,  algebra,  arithmetic,  read- 
ing, and  writing,  so  you  see  my  time  is  pretty 
well  occupied.  I  have  practised  on  the  piano 
this  afternoon  one  good  hour,  and  have  yet 
to  get  three  pages  and  a  half  in  Greek  gram- 
mar and  a  good  lesson  in  Virgil. 

''I  am  very  comfortably  situated,  have 
a  beautiful  room,  very  nicely  furnished. 
Went  to  Sunday  School  last  Sunday  after- 
noon. The  large  room  in  the  basement  had 
about  350  in  it.  They  use  the  Sabbath  Carols, 
and  a  miserable,  poor  book  it  is.  In  the  first 
place  the  children  did  not  sing  with  a  iriJI. 


*■ 


Re  -  enters 
Ritten- 
house 

Academy. 


Enters  a 

private 

school  in 

Pliiladel- 

pliia. 


(lies  t.' 
Sunday 
School. 


* 


*■ 


38 


■* 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Suddenly 
taken  ill  in 
the  street. 


5^ 


and  in  the  next  place  the  good  7iew  tunes  are 
few  and  far  between. 

' '  I  am  in  pretty  good  health.  The  other 
day  I  went  to  market  with  Mr.  K.  I  felt 
very  restless,  and  while  crossing  the  street  in 
front  of  the  house  I  became  as  blind  as  a  bat 
for  a  few  seconds,  but  I  got  hold  of  Hampton, 
and  after  stumbling  over  the  curb,  I  reached 
the  steps,  and  then  my  eyesight  began  to 
return  slowly.  After  resting  for  a  while  on 
the  sofa,  I  was  soon  well  enough  to  be  about, 
but  I  have  had  slight  touches  of  the  attack 
ever  since. 

"Remember  me  to  Wesley  [the  coach- 
man] ,  and  tell  him  to  take  the  very  best  care 
of  Nellie  "  [buggy  horse.  ] 

BECOMES  A   CHRISTIAN. 

Philadelphia,  Feb.  23,  1869. 
Dear  Mother — 

Your  letters  of  10th  and  22d  inst.,  as  also 
one  from  father  received. 

Especially  am  I  glad  to  hear  so  many 
young  persons  are  coming  to  their  blessed 
Savior.  You  may  be  surprised  to  read  this 
from  my  pen,  but,  dear  mother,  the  film  has 
been  removed  from  my  eyes,  the  temple  cur- 


■* 


tain  has  been  rent  and  the  face  of  my  Lord 
and  Master  is  no  longer  hidden  from  my  eyes. 
I  rejoice  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord.  He  is 
mine  and  I  am  his.  The  change  came  over 
me  last  Saturday  afternoon.  I  now  take 
comfort  in  prayer,  and  pleasure  in  reading 
my  Bible.  I  have  gone  right  to  work  in  the 
vineyard  of  Jesus.  I  am  now  using  all  the 
influence  I  possess  to  bring  sinners  to  Christ. 
Mother,  is  n't  it  singular  that  I  have  put  off 
my  salvation  so  long?  I  used  to  think  it  was 
hard  to  become  a  christian,  but  oh,  if  I  had 
only  read  my  Bible  more  I  would  have  dis- 
covered the  delusion  under  which  I  was  la- 
boring. Tell  all  my  unconverted  friends  to 
"Come  to  Jesus;"  tell  them  what  peace  I 
have  found.  What  shall  I  do  in  respect  to 
relating  my  experience,  and  being  baptized? 
Do  vou  want  me  to  wait  a  little  while?  I  be- 
lieve  that  my  sins  are  all  forgiven,  and  I  am 
ready  to  tell  the  people  what  God  has  done 
for  me,  next  Friday  night,  and  be  buried  in 
the  baptismal  water  next  Sunday  morning. 
Mr.  Kennard  says  that  he  dont  see  as  there 
is  any  cause  for  delay  on  my  part.  Please 
advise  me  immediately.  I  should  like  to  be 
baptized   here,  for  there   are  a  good  many 


*■ 


Becomes  a 
christian. 


wishes  to 

ho  hR\<- 

tizod. 


■* 


(Grand- 
father 
Kendall. 


*■ 


young  friends  of  mine  that  begin  to  feel 
anxious  about  their  sinful  condition,  and  I 
think  my  example  would  encourage  them; 
but  it  is  as  you  say. 

Give  my  love  to  grandpa,  father,  and  all 
who  love  me. 

Write  soon  to 

Your  christian  son  Willie. 

He  was  baptized  by  Rev.  J.  S.  Kennard, 
in  the  Tenth  Baptist  Church  in  Philadelphia, 
on  the  IJrth  March,  1869.  His  parents  and 
grandfather  had  the  satisfaction  of  being 
present,  greatly  to  the  joy  of  the  obedient 
young  christian. 

Notwithstanding  this  radical  change  of 
heart  wrought  by  the  Divine  Spirit,  no 
marked  change  was  perceptible  or  possible 
in  his  outward  conduct. 

Hitherto  Will  had  been  greatly  blessed 
by  the  constant  and  intimate  association  with 
his  grandfather  Kendall,  who  watched  with 
tender  interest  the  development  of  his  grand- 
son's character. 

Mr.  Kendall  united  with  the  Calvary 
Baptist  Church,  in  Washington,  April  2, 
1865,  and  now  had  the  happiness  of  seeing 


■* 


^^- 


AT   SCHOOL. 


>^ 


41 


his  grandson  following  his  steps  in  the  sa- 
cred ordinance,  administered  by  him  at  whose 
hands  he  had  received  it  four  years  before. 
He  was  an  earnest,  consistent  member,  la- 
boring with  cheerful  zeal  in  the  Sunday 
Schools,  attending  the  public  and  devotional 
meetings,  sometimes  at  great  sacrifice  of  per- 
sonal comfort,  always  ready  with  his  word 
of  testimony,  full  of  the  missionary  spirit, 
devoted  to  the  prosperity  of  the  church,  mak- 
ing its  interests  paramount  to  all  other  con- 
siderations. 

Such  a  life,  of  necessity,  exercises  an 
almost  controlling  influence  over  those  in 
contact  with  it. 

Mr.  Kendall  had  attained  his  eightieth 
year;  his  increasing  infirmities  admonished 
him  and  his  friends  that  his  time  was  short. 
After  a  confinement  to  the  house  of  about 
four  months,  during  which  his  strength  was 
perceptibly  failing,  though  his  mind  continued 
perfectly  clear,  apparently  gaining  in  vigor, 
as  his  physical  weakness  increased,  on  the 
12th  of  November,  180!),  his  spirit  took  its 
flight.  A  few  hours  before  his  death  he  called 
Will  to  his  bedside  and  gave  him  the  follow- 
ing words  of  admonition : 

D 


Christian 
influence. 


* 


* 


42 


-* 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


Words 
fi'Din  the 

(lying- 
i'liristiaii. 


Do  good 
evei-y- 
wlioi'e. 


Moral   du- 
ties. 


Chvistiau 
faith. 


*■ 


Mr.  Kendall's  dying  words  to  his  Grand- 
son W.  S.  Stickney,  Nov.  11,  1869. 

"You  have  been  a  good  child;  be  faith- 
ful. Do  all  God  enables  you  to  in  his  cause, 
not  only  in  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church,  but 
everywhere;  for  this  religion  is  not  confined 
to  persons  or  individuals;  but  ivhatever  your 
duty  is,  I  hope  you  may  ever  be  able  to  per- 
form it. 

"In  the  first  place,  comply  with  all  your 
moral  duties  in  the  Old  and  New  Testaments; 
fulfil  your  duties  to  your  fellow- men;  do  not 
deceive  them  for  any  purpose,  but  go  through 
life  an  honest  man  as  your  grandfather  has 
endeavored  to  do.  What  I  would  add  to 
that  is  christian  faith,  which  is  the  only 
assurance  we  can  have  for  any  immortality 
at  all.  Be  true.  Be  useful  and  honest  with 
your  fellow  men.  Be  true  and  faithful  to 
your  christian  profession.  Do  all  you  can 
in  every  proper  way  to  promote  Christ's  king- 
dom here  on  earth  while  you  live.  Be  hon- 
est; go  straight  forward.  There  is  one  point 
upon  which  you  cannot  deviate:  whatever 
you  have  belongs  to  your  creditors,  if  you 
get  in  debt,  rather  than  to  yourself.     First 


■* 


>J- 


-* 


AT   SCHOOL. 


43 


satisfy  them;  conceal  nothing;  be  direct  and 
honest. 

"Be  honest — honest  first  and  last.  No 
man  can  be  a  true  christian  who  is  not  in  all 
his  transactions  truthful  and  honest.  If  we 
cannot  get  along  according  to  the  principles 
of  the  Bible,  we  cannot  get  along  at  all." 

The  solemn  and  impressive  circumstan- 
ces under  which  these  words  were  spoken  by 
the  dying  saint  of  eighty  years,  were  well 
calculated  to  impress  the  heart  of  the  christ- 
ian boy  of  seventeen.  That  scene  and  tliose 
words  he  never  forgot. 

His  profound  respect  and  reverence  for 
the  character  of  his  grandfather  gave  them 
additional  force.  He  had  witnessed  his  daily 
walk  as  it  illustrated  and  confirmed  his  pro- 
fession, and  his  young  heart  was  impressed 
with  the  conviction  that  there  was  an  intense 
reality  in  a  truly  christian  life. 

Whatever  resolutions  he  made,  or  prayers 
he  offered  then  and  there,  were  never  known; 
but  his  life,  with  all  its  energies  and  possibil- 
ities, was  unreservedly  and  joyfully  conse- 
crated to  the  triumphs  of  the  gospel.  Every 
thought,  purpose,  and  plan  were  subordinate 
to  this  great,  absorbing  consideration.      In 


»^ 


Honest 

tirst  and 

last. 


Solemn 

imid-es- 

sions  i)ro- 

duced. 


i 


Returns 
liome. 


Admitted 
to  college. 


*■ 


study  and  pleasure,  at  home  and  abroad, 
with  friends  or  strangers,  wherever  he  was, 
and  whatever  his  circumstances,  the  great 
purpose  of  his  life  was  ever  kept  prominently 
in  view — to  honor  the  name  of  his  Master 
and  promote  the  triumphs  of  his  cause. 

The  school  in  Philadelphia  was  closed  on 
account  of  ill  health  of  the  principal.  Will 
returned  home,  and  in  the  autumn  of  1869 
entered  the  private  school  of  Mr.  Young  on 
Fourteenth  street.  Here  he  applied  himself 
to  study,  entering  with  zest  upon  his  duties, 
keeping  along  in  music,  taking  an  active 
part  in  church  and  Sunday  School  work,  un- 
til June,  1871,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the 
Freshman  class  of  the  University  of  Roches- 
ter, as  he  tells  us  in  the  following  letter: 

Osborn  House,  Rochester,  June  26,  1871. 
Dear  Father — 

I  have  just  returned  from  the  University, 
having  passed  the  examination  ivithout  a  con- 
dition. Will  probably  leave  here  next  Thurs- 
day for  Hartford  and  Rockville. 

If  not  too  much  trouble,  please  tell  Mr. 
Young  of  my  success. 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 


■* 


*- 


VACATION. 


^ 


46 


From  Rochester  he  went  to  visit  friends 
at  Southport,  Conn.,  whose  acquaintance  he 
made  abroad.     From  there  he  writes : 

Southport,  July  10,  1871. 
Dear  Father — 

My  sojourn  here  has  been  very  pleasant. 
Mr.  M.  and  Miss  J.  do  all  they  can  to  make  it 
pleasant  for  me.  I  expect  to  leave  next 
Wednesday,  the  12th  instant,  for  Rockville. 
Uncle  John  and  Aunt  Mary  want  me  to  make 
a  visit  there,  so  I  will  go  Wednesday. 

Yesterday  I  attended  service  at  the  Con- 
gregational church.  The  preacher  gave  us  a 
moral  discourse,  prefacing  it  by  the  affirma- 
tion, "I  am  a  Republican,"  and  taking  for 
his  subject — "Take  care  of  No.  1."  His  text 
was  the  4th  verse  of  the  2d  chapter  of  Phil- 
lippians. 

After  church  I  stayed  to  Sunday  School. 
After  singing  from  the  "Happy  Voices.*' 
prayer  was  offered,  but  it  was  impossible  to 
understand  more  than  half  that  was  said. 

The  Asst.  Supt.  gave  me  a  class  of  two 
boys,  but  they  only  distinguished  themselves 
by  their  remarkable  dullness.  -I  asked  "What 
happened   1871   years  ago?"    Quite  a  pause 


Visits 

Southport 

Cor.  11. 


Comments 

on  Sunday 

services. 


Tcaclirs   a 
class  in 
Silt. 1  lilt  h 
School. 


i 


* 


* 


46 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Letter 

to  his 

mother. 


^ 


ensued,  when  one  of  them  said,  "'I  know"; 
and  upon  further  inquiry  said,  "The  flood"! 
The  classes  were  continually  interrupted  by 
the  Librarian,  Superintendent,  and  Treasurer. 
With  much  love,  I  remain 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Southport,  July  18,  1871. 
Dear  Mother  — 

Your  letter  of  the  14th  came  duly  to  hand. 
You  may  be  surprised  to  see  that  I  am  still 
here;  but  it  is  Mr.  M.'s  doings.  He  expects 
to  leave  Thursday  for  Newport,  and  he  want- 
ed me  to  stay  until  he  went;  so  we  all  expect 
to  start  then.  Mr.  M.  and  Miss  J.  for  New- 
port, and  3Ir.  S.  for  Rockville.  I  should  be 
most  happy  to  welcome  father,  if  he  finds 
that  the  Council  can  just  as  well  adjourn. 

If  you  are  so  hungry  for  music,  why 
do  n't  you  feed  yourself?  The  piano  is  all 
ready  to  respond  if  you  desire  it  and  use  the 
proper  means. 

Yesterday  morning  I  took  my  first  swim. 

Please  ask  father  to  bring  "Religion  and 
Chemistry,"  by  Cook,  when  he  comes  on. 

How  are  the  Missions  getting  along?  Sun- 
day I  was  requested  to  take  charge  of  the 


■^ 


* 


VACATION. 


47 


organ,  but  declined.  The  music  is  very  poor, 
the  preaching  not  much  better.  I  do  long  to 
hear  a  good  sermon. 

But  the  carriage  is  ready  for  us  all  to  go 
riding,  so  I  must  say  Good-bye. 

Give  love  to  father,  and  write  soon  to 
Your  aifectionate  son  Willie. 

From  Southport  he  visited  friends  at 
Weston,  near  Boston. 

Speaking  of  the  great  organ,  he  writes: 

"Last  Wednesday  I  went  to  hear  the 
great  organ,  and  I  do  n't  know  when  I  have 
enjoyed  an  hour  so  much.  I  can't  under- 
stand why  some  people,  highly  educated  and 
cultivated,  do  not  enjoy  music.  Just  think 
of  an  instrument  with  108  stops  and  4  key- 
boards! but  you  have  heard  it,  and  can  ap- 
preciate my  feelings.  I  could  not  refrain 
from  lifting  up  my  heart  in  thankfulness  to 
God  that  he  had  permitted  man  to  enjoy  and 
to  have  such  delightful  music. 

"Now  I  guess  you  would  like  to  know 
how  I  occupy  my  time,  and  what  I  am  read- 
ing. Well.  T  read  four  chapters  in  the  Bible 
every  day — three  in  the  O.  T.  and  one  in  the 
N.  T.     You  don't  know  how  much  easier  it 


Visits 
Boston 


At   Music 
Hall. 


RcadiiiK 


■* 


Value  of 
his  letters. 


fh- 


is  for  me  to  live  a  christian  life,  since  I  have 
made  myself  more  familiar  with  God's  Word. 
I  am  also  reading  Freeman's  '  Early  English 
History,'  and  that  is  very  interesting  as  v^ell 
as  instructive.  I  practice  nearly  every  day 
on  the  piano." 

Inasmuch  as  the  life  of  our  son,  while  at 
college,  is  to  be  revealed  by  his  own  letters, 
it  seems  fitting  that  a  word  or  two  should  be 
said  with  reference  to  them.  In  the  first 
place,  then,  we  give  them  just  as  they  came 
to  us— the  familiar,  open-hearted  utterances 
of  a  child,  in  whom  there  was  never  the  least 
appearance  of  deceit,  to  parents  the  joy  of 
whose  life  was  their  perfect  confidence  in 
their  boy,  that,  whether  under  their  immedi- 
ate watch -care,  or  far  absent  from  home,  he 
would  be  true  to  their  honor,  and  the  profes- 
sion of  his  faith.  In  the  second  place,  these 
letters,  which  could  not  have  been  written 
with  the  least  thought  that  they  would  ap- 
pear in  print,  are  invaluable  for  the  unsought 
testimony  they  give  to  his  true  character. 

Returning  to  Rochester  at  the  beginning 
of  the  term,  in  September,  1871,  he  gives  the 
following  account  of  himself: 


■* 


■^=< 


AT    COLLEGE. 


49 


Rochester,  Saturday,  Sept.  2o,  1871. 
Dear  Father  — 

Yours  of  the  16th  inst.  was  duly  received. 
Do  n't  be  afraid  of  my  studying  too  hard.  I 
understand  some  of  my  friends  have  ranked 
me  among  the  "smart  men''  of  the  class  of 
'75,  but  I  have  not  obtained  such  credit  from 
hard  study.  Latin  and  Greek  trcuislations 
are  easy,  but  grammar  is  a  bugbear;  some- 
times I  feel  almost  ashamed  to  think  I  am 
not  posted.  I  retire  at  ten  o'clock  and  get  up 
at  six  or  half  past.  After  dressing,  play  on 
the  piano  (which  arrived  in  good  condition 
last  Tuesday),  and  at  seven  go  next  door  to 
breakfast,  after  which  I  read  over  Livy  and 
Xenophon  with  Messrs.  Milne  and  Adams 
(who  live  next  door) — the  former  is  the  best 
man  in  the  class.  At  9  we  report  at  the 
chapel  for  prayers;  directly  after  which  we 
recite  to  Prof.  Sage  (Latin),  then  to  Prof. 
Robinson  (algebra),  and  jfinally,  to  Prof.  Mix- 
er (Greek.) 

At  12^  we  dine,  and  then  Milne  and  Ad- 
ams either  come  in  here,  or  I  go  in  there,  and 
we  study  until  4i,  and  then  I  go  to  St.  Peter's 
church  and  practise  on  the  organ  till  5^.  At 
')  the  tea -bell  rings.     After  tea  Adams  and  I 


Rei>uta- 
tion  as  a 
scholar. 


Outline  of 
the  labor 
of  the  (lay. 


-^ 


*■ 


■* 


50 


MEMOIR   OF  W,    S.    STICKNEY. 


Society 
question. 


Under 
censure. 


ij- 


generally  go  to  the  Post  Office,  and  take  a 
walk,  getting  home  about  8,  and  we  spend 
the  remainder  of  the  time  either  singing  or 
playing — Adams  accompanying  me  on  the 
piano  with  his  flute.  So  you  see  I  have 
something  to  do,  and  do  something  all  the 
time.  My  health  is  good,  and  I  am  feeling 
well.  My  headaches,  I  hope,  have  departed, 
never  to  return.  My  organ  teacher  is  said 
by  all  to  be  the  first  organist  in  the  city. 

There  is  one  thing  I  wish  to  leave  entire- 
ly to  you,  and  that  is  the  society  question. 
There  are  only  two  good  societies  in  the  Uni- 
versity. [Here  follows  his  opinion  of  the 
two  societies,  not  necessary  to  copy.] 

With  love  to  mother  and  all  inquiring- 
friends.     Your  aff.  son  Willie. 

The  following  requires  a  word  of  explan- 
tion. 

Will  had  informed  me  that  his  landlady 
had  complained  that  he  and  his  companions 
had  offended  her  by  their  boisterous  singing 
and  late  hours.  Not  knowing  the  character 
of  his  associates,  and  fearing  he  might  be 
tempted  to  neglect  more  important  duties, 
and   give  too  much  time   to   serenading.    I 


■* 


*■ 


AT    COLLEGE. 


■^21 


51 


wrote  the  letter  to  which  the  following  is  a 
reply. 

His  letter  convinced  me  that  my  criticism 
was  unnecessarily  harsh. 

Rochester,  Oct.  13,  1871. 
My  dear  Father  — 

Your  letter  of  the  10  inst.  is  before  me. 
I  was  surprised,  and  sorry,  to  find  that  I  had 
in  any  way  displeased  you. 

Father,  I  think  you  are  rather  severe, 
when  you  say,  "You  are  so  unmindful  of 
what  you  are  in  Rochester  for,  as  to  join  sere- 
nading parties."  You  must  remember  that  it 
was  on  a  Friday  night.  We  have  no  lessons 
Saturday,  hence,  by  going  out  serenading,  I 
neglected  no  studies.  Friday  afternoon  I 
studied  my  Latin  and  Greek  for  Monday, 
and  it  was  easy  to  get  algebra  on  Saturday; 
so  you  are  convinced  no  studies  were  neg- 
lected. You  speak  as  if  I  intended  to  make 
a  habit  of  serenading.  In  that  you  are  mis- 
taken. There  are  five  of  us,  who  sing  to- 
gether about  every  week,  on  Friday  even- 
ings, and  as  our  music  is  as  well  adapted  to 
serenades  as  any  thing  else,  we  sung  a  few 
of  them  the  other  night. 


T)efence. 


►i^ 


■* 


* 


^'2 


MEMOIR  OF  AV.    S.    STICKNEY. 


* 


No  1  lie  res- 
olution. 


*■ 


I  think  if  you  were  here  you  would  think 
I  made  "music  a  recreation."  My  practice 
on  the  organ  is  certainly  a  rest,  after  study- 
ing from  half -past  one  to  four  without  stop- 
ping. In  the  evening,  I  take  your  advice, 
and,  when  weary  of  study,  I  wake  up  the 
echoes  of  the  piano. 

Your  wishes  in  regard  to  taking  an  or- 
gan will  be  heeded. 

In  the  foregoing,  please  do  n't  think  me 
impudent  or  presumptuous;  I  have  no  such 
idea;  I  only  want  to  explain  things  to  you, 
that  you  may  not  think  your  son  is  spending 
his  time  in  follies,  rather  than  in  study.  I 
will  try  to  do  better  in  the  future.  I  'm  sorry 
that  you  have  been  obliged  to  say  that  you 
are  "disappointed ''  in  me.  Rest  assured  that 
it  will  be  my  earnest  endeavor,  during  the 
remainder  of  my  life,  so  to  conduct  myself 
that  you  will  never  again  be  able  to  make 
such  a  statement. 

This  week  has  been  very  pleasant  at  the 
University.  Every  thing  has  passed  off  well. 
We  have  tough  lessons  in  mathematics,  but 
Latin  and  Greek  are  easy. 

The  Sophomores  have  tried  several  times 
to  get  the   Freshmen   into  a  fight,  but  we 


■* 


■* 


AT    COLLEGE. 


53 


have  kept  very  cool.  Yesterday  a  party  of 
them  stood  at  the  gate  and  refused  to  let  us 
pass,  but  we  all  went  through  after  a  good 
deal  of  pullmg. 

Prex  was  at  the  recitation  in  mathemat- 
ics yesterday  and  to  -  day.  He  gave  us  quite 
a  talk  about  the  Chicago  calamity,  which 
was  very  instructive.  He  speaks  to  me  oc- 
casionally. 

At  the  next  covenant  meeting  of  the 
church,  please  ask  for  my  letter  to  the  First 
Baptist  Church  here;  Dr.  Robbins,  pastor. 

I  am  in  Dr.  Kendrick's  class  in  S.  S.,  and 
it  is  as  good  as  a  sermon  to  hear  him.  The 
first  day  I  heard  him  was  communion  Sab- 
bath, and  then  I  made  his  acquaintance.  The 
people  appear  very  cordial,  and  I  think  it 
will  make  me  a  good  church  home. 

My  reading  is  confined  to  McKensie's 
''Life  of  Dickens,"  in  which  I  am  very  much 
interested.  With  much  love  to  you  and  mo- 
ther. T  remain,  affectionately. 

Your  would  he  dutiful  son      Willie, 

Rochester,  Nov.  5,  1871. 
My  dear  Father — 

I  suppose  by  this  time  you  have  returned 

from  your  north  -western  trip. 


Seeks  liis 
letter  tf> 

join 
Rhurch  in 
Rocli  ester. 


Reading. 


* 


* 


* 


54 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


At  work  iu 
Mission 
Sunday 
School. 


Feels  him- 
self to  1)0  a 
stranger. 


U«- 


Prof.  Gilmore  asked  me  to  come  to  the 
Bethlehem  Mission  last  night,  and  I  went. 
They  have  just  organized  a  church  with 
eighty  members,  and  wanted  me  to  play  the 
organ  (cabinet),  so  I  consented.  Service  is 
held  in  the  morning,  and  prayer  -  meeting  in 
the  evening. 

This  A.  M.  Dr.  Anderson  (Prex)  preached 
the  first  sermon.  His  ideas  were  deep,  and 
evidently  the  result  of  much  study.  The 
church  was  nearly  full.  This  afternoon  I 
went  to  the  mission,  and  my  boys  were  very 
good.  Mr.  Phillips,  the  Supt.,  put  the  sing- 
ing in  my  charge;  so  you  see  I  have  all  at 
once  taken  quite  a  responsibility  upon  me, 
and  you  may  rest  assured  I  will  try  to  acquit 
myself  in  a  inanner  that  will  be  creditable  to 
myself  as  well  as  to  those  who  gave  me 
the  position.  But  I  must  go  to  supper,  and 
thence  to  teachers'  meeting  and  church. 

I  have  just  returned  from  church,  and  I 
do  n't  know  when  I  have  been  made  to  feel 
my  situation  here  as  a  stranger  as  to  -  night. 
But  two  members  spoke  to  me,  and  what 
they  said  seemed  to  be  a  concentration  of  an 
abridgement,  so  few  and  precise  were  their 
utterances. 


-^ 


* 


AT    COLLEGE. 


■* 


55 


If  any  young  strangers  come  into  your 
meetings,  father,  please  speak  to  them.  You 
have  no  idea  how  lonesome 'one  feels,  when 
neglected  by  those  from  whom  he  should 
most  expect  attention. 

Please  give  much  love  to  mother.  Hop- 
ing you  are  both  feeling  the  better  for  your 
trip,  I  am 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Nov.  21,  1871. 
My  dear  Father  — 

Yours  of  the  11th  inst.  was  duly  received, 
and  would  have  been  answered  sooner,  but  I 
have  been  hard  at  work  most  of  the  time:  the 
spirit  was  willing,  but  the  flesh  was  weak. 

I  am  having  grand  times  at  the  East 
Ave.  Church,  and  I  have  good  news  for  you. 
viz. :  Fassett  told  me  yesterday  he  had  found 
his  Savior.  You  may  imagine  my  feelings, 
when  you  know  we  are  together  most  all  the 
time.  What  a  pleasant  surprise  it  will  be  to 
his  parents  I  At  present  there  is  a  good  deal 
of  religious  feeling  among  the  students — *'our 
class,"  especially. 

Dr.  Buckland  preaches  at  the  church,  and 
a  great  many  students  attend.     My  class  are 


>i^ 


Uraiul 

times  at 

East  Ave. 

Churcli. 


Con  ver- 
sions. 


■>±< 


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5(5 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Hard 
study. 


Thanks 
for  early 
Christian 
training. 


improving.  I  am  not  prepared  to  say  how 
many,  if  any,  will  go  home  with  me  Xmas. 
It  seems  a  good  way  off.  Sometimes  I  think 
the  wheels  of  time  are  running  down,  it  moves 
so  slowly;  but  at  other,  't  is  almost  impossible 
to  keep  up  with  it. 

Years  ago  I  thought  there  was  a  great 
deal  of  romance  connected  with  college  life, 
but  I  have  found  all  such  ideas  to  be  ground- 
less; it's  no  jest,  but  stern  reality.  This  is 
the  first  time  I  have  been  under  the  necessity 
of  being  my  own  man.  Home  is  too  far  off 
to  retreat  to,  and  the  little  squalls,  seemingly 
large'  to  an  inexperienced  voyager,  must  be 
brunted. 

Many  times  I  have  had  occasion  to  thank 
God  for  my  early  christian  training,  and  my 
present  faith  in  Him.  A  student  that  is  a 
christian  is  doubly  marked:  first,  by  the  com- 
munity, as  a  student,  and  second,  by  his  fel- 
lows, as  a  christian.  Yet  I  have  never  en- 
joyed my  religion  so  much  as  I  do  at  the 
present  time. 

Last  week  the  hebdomadal  epistle  did  not 
go  at  its  wonted  period;  the  reason  was,  that 
I  put  it  in  the  back  part  of  my  Bible,  expect- 
ing I  would  think  to  mail  it  when  I  passed 


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•>'J 


AT    COLLEGE. 


07 


the  box,  but  it  flattened  clown  so  that  I  did 
not  see  it  until  it  accidentally  fell  out  while  I 
was  reading.     Love  to  you  and  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son      William. 
W.  Stickney, 

Washington.  D.  C, 
U.  S.  A.,  N.  A.,  West.  Hem.,  Tern.  Zone. 

Rochester,  Nov.  27,  1871. 
Dear  Father — 

Your  letter  of  24th  inst.  came  to  hand 
this  morning,  just  before  I  started  for  college. 
I  can't  find  words  in  which  to  express  my 
thanks  for  it. 

The  past  week  has  been  one  of  particular 
interest  in  the  college,  and  out  of  it,  as  re- 
gards religious  matters. 

Our  class  is  getting  waked  up.  and  we 
are  having  grand  good  times  at  our  prayer- 
meetings.  Last  Saturday  some  christians 
spoke  who  have  not  opened  their  lips  before, 
concerning  Christ,  since  their  connection  with 
the  University.  The  meeting  was  protracted 
for  the  purpose  of  praying  for  our  classmates. 
At  the  church  (East  Ave.),  last  night,  two 
said  that,  during  the  past  week,  they  felt  as 
if  the  burden  of  sin  had   rolled   from  their 


Uood 
tiinps. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


■* 


Anxiety 
for  the 
conver- 
sion of  liis 
Sunday 
School 
scholars. 


Oi>inion  of 
Tauimany. 


backs,  and  quite  a  number  asked  the  prayers 
of  God's  people.  I  really  think  that  God  is 
with  us.  It  seems  the  older  I  become,  the 
more  do  I  appreciate  the  blessings  with  which 
I  am  surrounded,  and  the  more  do  I  have  of 
God's  love.  Yet,  as  I  said  to  one  of  the  boys 
the  other  day,  the  more  fully  do  I  realize  my 
responsibilities  as  a  christian. 

Yesterday  morning  Professor  Gilmore 
preached  about  St.  Paul  as  a  man  of  one  idea, 
and  held  him  up  as  a  model.  In  the  p.  m.  I 
went  to  the  S.  S. ,  and  my  boys  were  unusual- 
ly good.  One  remained  after  the  exercises 
were  over,  and  I  had  quite  a  long  talk  with 
him  about  the  importance  of  being  a  christ- 
ian. Father,  pray  for  that  boy,  as  well  as 
for  his  teacher. 

Success  to  you  in  the  preparation  of  the 
cantata.  Don't  work  too  hard;  let  each  do 
his  share. 

You  speak  of  "Tammany."  That's  a 
thing  of  the  past;  its  stronghold  is  weakened, 
its  leaders  are  palsied,  and  it  is  fast  going  to 
ruin.  I  think  it  would  not  be  inappropriate 
to  hold  a  special  day  of  thanksgiving  over  its 
destruction.  The  habitation  of  the  wicked 
shall  not  stand,  but  will  fall  as  a  house  built 


* 


■* 


►^ 


AT    COLLEGE. 


oil 


upon  the  sand.  Xew  York  should  "Praise 
God"  till  the  heavens  ring  with  the  echoes, 
so  great  a  scourge  have  they  been  released 
from. 

How  is  Dr.  Parker's  health?  I  suppose 
he  is  hard  at  work  in  the  church.  Are  the 
salaries  of  the  pastor  and  sexton  paid  up  reg- 
ularly? I  think  one  reason  why  our  church 
dont  have  souls  converted  in  it,  is  because  it 
(lout  pay  its  debts.  If  the  members  are  not 
sufficiently  interested  to  pay  their  pew-  rents, 
are  they,  can  they  be  very  much  interested 
in  the  enlargement  of  Christ's  church.  1 
think  it  is  just  as  much  a  duty  for  us  to  pay 
our  debts  as  it  is  to  pray. 

Each  member  of  the  church  and  congre- 
gation here  is  expected  to  pay  something  per 
quarter. 

Mr.  Phillips  handed  me  the  inclosed  card 
for  you.  They  are  very  nice  people.  They 
asked  me  in  yesterday  p.  m.,  and  it  seemed 
almost  like  home.  We  sat  around  the  piano 
and  I  played,  and  we  all  sung  those  good  old 
tunes  you  like  so  much  —  Hamburg,  Rocking- 
ham, Duke  Street,  &c. 

I  wish  I  could  be  with  you  and  help  eat 
the  Thanksgiving  turkey;   but  for  the  first 


>^ 


Couceru 

for  the 

church  at 

homo. 


■* 


Imi>res- 

sions  of 

the   fartli- 

ly  groat. 


Thanks- 
givingday. 


*■ 


time  my  seat  must  be  vacant.  I  expect  my 
dinner  will  be  very  much  as  that  upon  other 
days. 

Not  long  since  I  met  Mr. ,  [a  member 

of  his  church];  he  spoke,  and  that  was  all. 
I  should  like  to  know  him,  but  hoys  must  n't 
have  too  high  aspirations. 

My  health  is  first  rate,  and  with  much 
love  to  you  and  mother,  I  am 

Your  affectionate  son  Will, 

Looneyville,  Dec.  1,  1871. 
Dear  Father — 

You  must  n't  think  I  have  fetched  up  at 
the  insane  asylum;  but  I  concluded  to  accept 
the  invitation  of  my  friend  Ed.  Adams,  and 
spend  Thanksgiving  -  day  with  him. 

Yesterday  I  went  to  church,  and  heard  a 
Methodist  minister.  He  advanced  some  good 
ideas.  His  sermon  was  orthodox,  and  seemed 
to  please  the  people. 

Ed.  and  I  sung  in  the  choir,  and  of  coui^se 
the  singing  was  good  —  Federal  Street,  El- 
tham,  Doxology,  and  a  Thanksgiving  An- 
them.    The  last  was  first  rate. 

In  the  afternoon  we  had  a  very  good 
dinner,  and  afterwards  spent  the  evening  at 


■* 


* 


AT    COLLEGE. 


* 


(il 


one    of  the   neighbors,  and  had  a  splendid 
time. 

I  am  writing  in  Ed.'s  school,  which  is 
four  miles  from  his  home.  He  teaches  to 
make  money  to  pay  his  way  through  college. 
I  have  enjoyed  this  day,  and  think  I  will 
return  better  able  to  appreciate  the  blessings 
with  which  I  am  surrounded. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  are  very  pleasant  peo- 
ple, and  do  all  they  can  to  make  me  enjoy 
myself.  While  I  write  it  is  snowing  quite 
hard.  It  seems  odd  to  see  so  much  snow  at 
this  season  of  the  year.  The  mercury  has 
been  down  to  10°,  and  I  find  myself  able  to 
stand  the  cold  as  well  as  the  residents  here. 

But  Ed.  is  having  a  spelling -match,  and 
I  must  see  the  fun. 

Will  write  more  soon. 

Give  much  love  to  mother. 

Write  soon,  to 
Your  affectionate  son  Will. 

The  following  letter  shows  that  the  young 
student  was  entering  upon  that  stage  of  col- 
lege life  so  full  of  the  spirit  of  destructive 
criticism  —  one  of  the  most  dangerous  periods 
of  youth  — when,   with   the   enlargement  of 


* 


A  I'l'iiicjil 
jicriinl. 


■* 


the  mental  vision,  more  than  one  side  of 
some  great  principle,  or  truth,  or  fact  is 
seen,  without  ability  to  discern  their  essen- 
tial unity.  It  is  just  here  that  two  ways 
meet — the  one  leading  to  scepticism,  the 
other  to  humble,  and  devout,  and  resolute 
faith.  Over  which  of  these  two  ways  his 
feet  traveled,  his  own  letters  shall  bear  tes- 
timony. They  show  the  victory  that  over- 
cometh  the  world  —  even  his  faith. 


*■ 


Rochester,  Dec.  5,  1871. 
My  dear  Father — 

I  arrived  safely  from  my  Thanksgiving 
trip  Saturday  night.  Sunday  morning  it 
was  very  cold,  and  thinking  it  would  con- 
tinue so,  I  went  out  without  my  rubbers,  but 
by  noon  the  snow  and  ice  had  thawed,  and  I 
returned  with  wet  feet.  I  tried  to  dry  them 
before  S.  S.,  but  when  night  came,  I  had  a 
severe  cold  accompanied  with  a  headache. 
Monday  morning  I  could  hardly  speak,  so 
I  kept  house.  This  morning  my  throat  was 
sore,  but  it  is  now  better,  and  I  hope  to  go  to 
college  to  -  morrow,  D.  Y. 

It  is  very  stormy;  the  wind  has  been  blow- 
ing hard  all  day,  and  at  the  same  time  snowing. 


* 


* 


AT    COLLEGE. 


* 


03 


Lately  I  have  been  thinking  a  good  deal 
about  the  immortality  of  the  soul.  1st  Tim- 
othy, Gth  chapter,  and  IGth  verse,  says,  that 
Christ  only  hath  immortality;  and  in  17th 
verse  of  1st  ch.,  it  speaks  of  Christ  as  immor- 
tal, and  implies  to  my  mind  that  immortality 
was  the  property  of  God,  excluding  mankind. 
Yet.  in  the  10th  vs.  of  1st  ch.  of  2d  Tim.,  it 
speaks  of  immortality  being  brought  to  light 
through  the  Gospel.  What  does  that  mean  ? 
In  the  13th  vs.  of  the  3d  ch.  of  John,  we  read, 
that  no  man  ascended  up  to  heaven  but  the 
Son  of  man.  Now  how  can  we  reconcile 
that  with  the  11th  vs.  of  2d  ch.  of  2d  Kings, 
which  says,  Elijah  went  up  by  a  whirlwind 
into  heaven?  And  where  did  Moses  and  Eli- 
as  come  from  when  they  appeared  at  the 
Mount  of  Transfiguration? 

Again,  in  the  IGth  vs.  of  the  Gth  ch.  of  1st 
Tim.,  what  does  it  mean  by  saying,  that  no 
one  can  approach  unto  the  light  in  which 
God  dwells,  unless  it  be  that  no  one  dwells  in 
his  presence? 

Do  n't  you  think  the  theory  that  there  is 
a  place  of  rest  for  departed  spirits,  before  the 
final  resurrection,  is  a  plausible  one?  because 
it  says,  in  31st  vs.   of  2d  ch.  of  Acts,   that 


IlUlUdI 

tality. 


Hpecula- 
tioii. 


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('4 


v^ 


* 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Social  IV- 
(•(lyiiitidii. 


^ 


Christ,  at  his  resurrection,  was  not  in  hell, 
nor  was  his  flesh  permitted  to  see  corruption; 
and  in  the  17th  vs.  of  the  20th  ch.  of  John,  it 
states,  that  Christ  had  not  yet  ascended  to 
heaven.     So  where  was  he? 

Father,  I  ask  these  questions,  not  be- 
cause I  doubt  the  religion  I  profess,  for  I 
love  it  more  and  more  every  day,  but  be- 
cause I  want  to  know  where  I  stand,  and 
what  I  believe. 

With  my  limited  knowledge  of  the  Bible, 
I  am  unable  to  answer  these  questions  as 
they  from  time  to  time  present  themselves  to 
my  mind.     So  please  enlighten  me. 

One  more  question :  Do  you  recall  what 
caused  the  "Dark  day,"  in  1780?  (I  think 
that  was  the  year.)  I  was  asked  whether 
it  could  be  accounted  for  by  science,  and 
was  unable  to  answer. 

When  I  returned  from  my  Thanksgiving 
trip,  I  found  invitations  to  dine  with  the 
Prex,  Prof.  Gilmore,  Mr.  Morse,  Mr.  Bene- 
dict, and  Mrs.  Gorton.  Was  not  that  pretty 
well  for  a  Freshman?  Cash  account  in- 
closed. When  you  see  "'contributions,  one 
dollar,"  you  may  exclaim,  "Charity  covereth 
a  multitude  of  sins";  but  I  am  old  enough  to 


* 


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AT    COLLEGE. 


-* 


(55 


►^ 


know  that  honesty  is  the  best  pohcy.  But  I 
must  say,  Good  night.  Give  much  love  to 
mother,  and  write  soon  to 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Tuesday  night, 

Dec.  19,  1871. 
Dear  Fathee — 

You  will  have  to  excuse  the  brevity  of 
this  epistle,  as  we  have  an  examination  in 
Greek  to-morrow,  and  I  am  reading  over 
the  work  of  the  term.  I  have  just  finished 
the  Anabasis,  and  will  go  to  work  at  once  at 
my  Greek  grammar.  On  Thursday,  I  will 
find  out  what  I  do  iit  know  of  algebra,  and 
Friday  will  make  us  stand  around  in  Latin. 
Next  time  I  will  write  more  at  length.  I 
hope  to  be  with  you  before  long. 

Give  love  to  mother,  and  accept  much 
for  yourself, 

From  your  affectionate  son     William. 

At  the  close  of  the  term.  Will  came  to 
Washington,  and  passed  a  happy  Christmas. 

January  sixth,  he  advised  us  of  his  safe 
arrival  in  Rochester,  and  warm  greetings  by 
many  friends. 

8  


Cliristmas 
at  Wnsli- 
iiiprfon  and 
tlioii  liack 
to  Rdclics- 
tor. 


* 


I±«- 


^ 


(ir. 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Baptisms. 


Rochester,  Jan"y  10,  1872. 
My  dear  Father — 

1  propose  to  take  part  of  my  time  this 
morning,  and  inform  you  how  I  have  pros- 
pered since  my  return. 

Sunday  morning  brought  to  us  a  capital 
sermon  from  Dr.  Buckland,  on  the  "manner 
and  results  of  the  workings  of  the  Holy 
Spirit."     It  was  instructive  and  interesting. 

At  S.  S.,  in  the  afternoon,  my  boys  were 
attentive,  and  seemed  to  be  interested,  on 
account  of  which  I  felt  very  much  encour- 
aged :  but  you  know  the  best  is  saved  to  the 
last  of  the  feast,  so  in  this  case,  for  in  the 
evening  Prof.  Gilmore  baptized  six  persons  — 
three  ladies  and  three  gentlemen.  The  house 
was  crowded,  and  the  meeting  was  inter- 
esting. Monday  afternoon  fourteen  rose  for 
prayer,  and  we  have  indications  that  the 
spirit  of  God  is  resting  on  our  city.  Last 
night  I  attended  a  prayer  -  meeting  at  East 
Ave.  Ch..  and  it  was  pleasant  to  be  there. 
To-day  is  set  apart  for  the  day  of  prayer 
for  colleges. 

Give  much  love  to  mother,  remember  me 
kindly  to  all  inquiring  friends,  and  write  soon 
to  vour  aff.  son  Will. 


*■ 


-►B 


*■ 


■^^ 


AT    COLLEGE. 


67 


Rochester,  Jan'y  16,  187'2. 
Dear  Father — 

As  I  have  studied  my  lessons,  and  fin- 
ished my  reading,  I  will  proceed  to  answer 
your  letter  of  the  lltli  inst.,  which  came  duly 
to  hand. 

The  beneficial  influences  of  a  teachers' 
meeting  are  not  mine  to  boast  of.  The  les- 
sons are  not  what  I  desire  for  my  class.  The 
boys  know  nothing  of  the  life  and  teachings 
of  Christ,  and  I  think  it  is  preposterous  to 
teach  any  thing  before  the  pupils  have  even 
a  crude  idea  of  the  Hero  of  the  Bible. 

Sunday  evening  I  remained  at  home, 
and  prepared  a  few  questions  on  the  '"  Life  of 
Christ,"  from  the  first  and  second  chapters  of 
Matt.  They  are  simple,  and  I  think  will  be 
interesting.  I  propose  to  copy  them  —  one 
for  each  boy  in  the  class  —  and  see  if  I  can 
persuade  them  to  study  them. 

It  always  seemed  strange  to  me  that  a 
christian  could  be  so  glib  in  business  meet- 
ings, and  so  very  quiet  in  prayer -meetings. 
What  we  want  is  men  of  clear,  sensible  ideas, 
who  are  not  afraid  to  speak  them. 

Much  obliged  for  your  good  opinion  of 
my  account. 


Proparcs 
(litestions 
Mil  Life  of 
riirist  for 
his  class 
in  Sunday 
School. 


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■* 


m- 


68 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


'* 


Congratu- 
lations. 


*" 


I  am  about  to  send  you  a  keg  of  winter- 
green  cider.  The  cider  is  a  present  from 
Mr.  Gorton,  the  keg  from  me.  You  know 
we  must  n't  despise  small  things,  and  if  it 
was  not  for  the  keg,  you  couldn't  have  the 
cider! 

Let  me  congratulate  you  on  seeing  an- 
other Jan'y  15.  [The  anniversary  of  his  pa- 
rents' marriage.]  May  He  who  rules  the 
universe,  and  directs  the  affairs  of  men  as 

well,  permit  you  to  see  many  more  years  of 
conjugal  happiness.  In  the  past  the  Lord 
has  dealt  with  us  with  a  bountiful  hand, 
and  may  it  not  close,  nor  his  blessings  cease, 
as  you  approach  the  meridian  of  life.  And 
may  the  love  of  the  Lord  increase  in  your 
hearts  till  they  will  hold  no  more. 

Give  much  love  to  mother,  not  forgetting 
to  appropriate  your  share. 

It  is  nearly  half -past  ten — time  for  a 
student  to  rest.     So  good  night. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 

Rochester,  Feb'y  35,  1872, 
Sunday  night. 
My  dear  Mother — 

As  I  have  nearly  an  hour  before  church, 
I  will  devote  it  to  you. 


* 


^- 


AT    COLLEGE. 


■* 


<)9 


Father's  letter,  enclosing  check,  was  duly 
received,  and  I  would  return  many  thanks 
for  it. 

Things  are  just  about  as  usual,  though 
the  monotony  was  disturbed  two  or  three 
weeks  ago  by  the  expressman  bringing  me 
two  boxes.  Their  contents  were  soon  dis- 
placed, and  you  would  have  laughed  to  see 
me  going  through  them.  I  am  ever  so  much 
obliged.  The  books  were  all  right,  and  the 
picture  and  paper -rack  both  sound.  The 
picture  is  right  over  my  piano,  and  I  enjoy 
looking  at  it  very  much.  How  kind  of  you 
and  father  to  think  of  my  wants,  and  things 

that  were  not  wants. 

***** 

I  never  knew  how  much  I  loved  you  and 
father  until  I  came  here.  Everything  is  so 
different  from  home. 

What  "s  father  so  busy  about,  that  he 
can't  write  a  good  old  -  fashioned  letter  ? 
How  prospers  the  Women's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation ?  It  is  first  and  foremost,  as  ever, 
in  your  thoughts,  I  suppose. 

I  was  asked  if  I  would  take  an  organ  at 
four  hundred  a  year.  I  declined.  The  bells 
are  ringing,  and  I  must  to  meeting. 


^ 


Presents 
I'l'ou)  home 


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* 


^M 


70 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Ill  health. 


*■ 


Love  to  all  inquiring  friends,  especially 
to  father. 

Write  soon,  to  your  affectionate  son 

Willie. 

Rochester,  March  16,  1872. 
My  dear  Father  — 

Your  letter,  written  just  one  week  ago, 
lies  before  me. 

I  have  not  felt  very  well  lately;  my  head 
has  troubled  me  more  or  less,  and  my  prac- 
tice has  been  to  go  to  bed  as  soon  as  my 
lessons  were  learned — and  often  before. 
Have  not  been  to  college  the  last  two  or 
three  days.  There  is  nothing  in  particular 
the  matter,  but  a  good  deal  in  general;  and 
that 's  the  worst  of  it,  because  I  do  n't  know 
what  to  do  for  myself.  I  have  just  such  a 
turn  as  I  had  in  Jan'y,  1871,  when  I  stayed 
away  from  school  a  week  or  so.  To-day  I 
feel  better  for  my  rest.  Next  week  will  be 
sjjent  in  preparing  myself  for  examinations, 
and  so  soon  as  they  are  over,  I  propose  to 
take  the  first  train  for  home.  At  the  class 
election,  held  recently,  I  was  unanimously 
elected  secretary. 

During  the  past   month    I    have    heard 


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Punchon  and  Collyer  lecture,  and  Madame 
Diehl  Randall  read.  The  first  two  were  in- 
teresting, but  the  last  was  considerably  be- 
low par. 

I  celebrated  the  '22d  ult.  by  listening  to 
Wendell  Phillips  on  "Labor  and  Capital." 
His  arguments  were  forcible. 

In  my  cash  account  you  will  find  several 
items  for  purchase  of  books  (my  weakness.) 
viz.:  works  on  "Phonography,"  "Words  and 
their  Uses,"  by  R.  G.  White;  "Legends  of 
the  Old  Testament,"  by  Gould;  "Classic  At- 
las," by  Long;  "Correct  Pronunciation," 
Soule  and  Wheeler;  "Smallest  Ed.  of  Shaks- 
peare,"  and  "Bartlett's  Quotations." 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gorton  have  treated  me 
with  marked  kindness.  In  all  my  experi- 
ence away  from  home.  I  have  never  received 
so  much  attention. 

The  church  is  progressing,  and  we  are 
all  hard  at  work. 

Love  to  mother,  and  accept  much  for 
yourself,  from  your  affectionate  son 

Willie. 

After  a  brief  visit  home,  he  is  again  at 
his  post. 


Lectures 

and 
reading. 


Visits  N.Y. 


Rochester,  April  11,  1873. 
My  dear  Father  — 

You  see  that  I  have  arrived,  and  it  only 
remains  for  me  to  add,  safe  and  sound.  On 
our  way  we  —  Geo.  Ordway  and  I  —  stopped 
at  the  Fifth  Ave.  Hotel,  N.  Y.  Tuesday  we 
went  down  street  on  Banner  [for  S.  S.]  busi- 
ness. Finding  myself  in  the  vicinity  of  Mr. 
L.'s  office,  I  called  in.  Receiving  a  polite  in- 
vitation to  visit  Staten  Island,  at  one  o'clock 
I  took  the  boat,  and  met  a  cordial  reception, 
stopping  to  dinner.  All  wished  to  be  remem- 
bered to  you  and  mother. 

This  is  your  birthday.  Let  me  congratu- 
late you  with  the  hope  that  your  years  of  use- 
fulness and  happiness  may  be  many,  and 
you  may  ripen  into  a  good  old  age.  I  feel, 
in  the  coming  years,  as  I  grow  older,  I  may 
be  of  more  assistance  to  you,  and  may  serve 
you  as  becomes  a  son. 

"Adieu."  Much  love  to  mother,  and 
write  soon  to 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie, 

Rochester,  April  26,  1872. 
My  dear  Father — 

Yours  of  24:th  inst.  is  received,     I  would 


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have  written  before,  bat  we  have  had  just 
as  much  as  we  could  do. 

I  am  glad  to  hear  of  Nellie's  [buggy- 
horse]  improvement.  Hope  you  will  not 
loan  her  to  any  one  to  use  during  your  ab- 
sence from  the  city. 

By  reelecting  their  former  President,  the 
Council  showed  their  wisdom. 

I  have  adopted  your  suggetion,  and  eve- 
ry day  exercise  an  hour  at  the  gymnasium. 
I  feel  better  for  it. 

I  have  been  elected  leader  of  the  singing 
in  S.  S.,  and  chorister  in  the  church.  The 
choir  will  sing  their  first  anthem  next  Sun- 
day. My  college  duties  must  not  suffer  from 
these  new  duties.  So  soon  as  I  feel  they  do, 
I  will  resign. 

This  morning  the  Prex  gave  us  a  good 
political  talk. 

Friday  night  the  Sophomore  class  buried 

"Calculus."    The  members  of  the  class  were 

dressed   in   white   sheets,   and   wore  masks, 

except  the  Priest,  who  was  in  black.     They 

had  a  coffin,  in  which  the  conquered  study 

was  placed.     After  a   funeral  sermon,   and 

some   singing,   the  coffin   was    placed  on   a 

pyre  and  reduced  to  ashes,  which  were  then 
9 


Elected 

(rhorister 

at  th(> 

chui-cli. 


Burial  of 
Calculns. 


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Work. 


gathered  up,  placed  in  an  urn,  and  buried. 
The  grave  is  marked  by  a  cross  board,  bear- 
ing the  inscription. — '"74  Calculus.  Died 
March  27,  1873.'" 

Tell  mother  that  wearing  a  stove-pipe 
hat  has  a  good  effect  upon  her  son. 

Much  love  to  mother  and  yourself,  from 
Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Tuesday,  May  21,  1872. 
My  dear  Father — 

Every  thing  is  moving  in  the  even  tenor 
of  its  ways  here,  and  the  monotony  of  college 
life  remains  unbroken. 

Thursday  I  thoroughly  enjoyed  a  ride  to 
the  lake.  Saturday  we  had  a  shower.  Sun- 
day it  rained,  and  yesterday  it  poured. 

We  are  all  very  busy,  as  this  is  our  hard- 
est term,  and  it  requires  har'd  work  to  keep 
up  a  good  standing  in  the  class. 

If  any  of  my  friends  complain  of  my 
silence,  please  tell  them  our  days  are  bound- 
ed on  all  sides  by  hard  work. 

Tell  mother  she  must  not  work  too  hard 
in  the  W.  C.  A. 

Please  send  my  fishing -pole  and  tackle. 
You  will  find  reel,  corks,  sinkers,  and  rod  in 


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the  south  closet  of  my  room.  Yesterday 
Ed.,  ''Deacon''  Rowley,  and  I  went  to  the 
lake,  and  caught  two  dozen  black  bass. 
This  morning-  at  breakfast  we  did  ample 
justice  to  them.  Ed.  sings  out,  "Remember 
me  to  your  mother";  so  please  deliver  the 
message,  with  much  love  to  mother  and  you. 
Bon  nuit. 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  June  15,  1872. 
My  dear  Father — 

Yours  of  3d  inst.,  enclosing  check,  has 
been  received;  for  both  of  which,  many 
thanks. 

I  suppose  you  have  received  the  paper 
containing  an  account  of  the  doings  of  '75. 
We  had  a  grand  time,  and  though  not  good 
f(3r  much  the  next  day,  the  class  was  bene- 
fited. 

The  Sth  inst.  was  "Class  day."  I  sent 
you  an  account  of  that,  also,  in  the  "Union." 
I  was  disappointed  in  the  manner  in  wliich 
the  exercises  were  conducted.  Tlie  senior 
forgot  his  speech,  and  many  of  tlie  gradu- 
ates acted  more  like  boys  than  young  men 
preparing  to  battle  with  the  hardships  of  the 
world. 


Recrea- 
tion. 


Class  (lay, 


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College 
jokes. 


Examina- 
tions. 


Just  before  "Class  day,"  a  notice  ap- 
peared on  the  Bulletin  board  of  rather  a  mys- 
tical character,  and  the  next  day  the  flag- 
pole was  lying-  on  the  ground.  A  few  days 
ago  another  similar  notice  was  seen,  and  on 
the  following  day  the  Juniors  did  not  recite 
in  mathematics,  as  the  blackboards  were 
greased  from  end  to  end.  To-day  another 
notice  was  posted,  so  I  expect  we  will  have 
more  of  these  silly  performances.  On  Wed- 
nesday, the  26th,  examinations  commence, 
and  Friday  will  close  our  apprenticeship  as 
Freshmen,  and  we  ascend  one  step  —  no 
Much  love  to  mother. 
Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 


"moye"  fools. 


n<r 


Rochester,  June  27,  1872. 
My  dear  Father — 

Yesterday  we  had  an  examination  in 
Livy.  Inclosed,  you  will  find  the  paper.  I 
answered  every  question  to  the  6th  section, 
and  just  then  Prof.  Morey  informed  us  "time 
was  up,"  so  I  had  to  stop. 

This  P.  M.  we  have  a  Greek  oral  exam- 
ination, with  Dr.  Kendrick.  I  expect  to  get 
through  all  right.  To-morrow  mathematics, 
and  I  can  safelv  say  I  dread  it. 


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Please  meet  me  at  the  St.  James,  in 
Boston,  the  4th  prox. 

With  much  love  to  mother,  and  hoping 
to  see  you  both  soon,  I  remain 

Your  affectionate  son  Will. 

After  a  pleasant  tour  to  the  White  Moun- 
tains, and  a  visit  to  his  friends  in  Southport, 
Will  returned  to  his  studies. 

44  Park  Ave.,  Rochester,  Oct.  5,  1872. 
My  dear  Father — 

Your  letter  of  1st  inst.  came  to  hand, 
and  was  very  welcome. 

At  this  end  of  the  line  every  thing  is 
progressing  favorably. 

Yesterday  Dr.  Anderson  called  me  aside 
and  suggested  that  I  ride  on  horseback,  be- 
cause, he  said,  he  noticed  I  did  not  look 
very  vigorous.  I  thanked  him  for  his  in- 
terest. This  A.  M.  he  repeated  the  sugges- 
tion, advising  me  to  ride  three  or  four  times 
a  week.     Think  I  will  try  it. 

The  other  day  I  made  out  my  cash  acc't 
for  June,  et  seq. 

My  expenses  for  Freshman  year  were 
§1.1 0,3. -21.  Doing  pretty  well,  wasn't  it.  to 
get  rid  of  so  much  money? 


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Visits  tlu» 

White 
Mountains 


Casli 
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In  your  last  you  signed  yourself,  "Affec- 
tionately your  son."  Much  obliged;  but  I 
guess  you  mistook  the  person. 

The  supper  bell  warns  me  I  am  wanted 
below.     Much  love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son     Willie. 


Rochester,  Nov.  20,  1872. 
My  dear  Mother — 

Your  nice  letter  of  the  16th  is  before  me. 
The  braces  are  upon  my  back,  and  my  car- 
riage is  more  erect.  They  feel  very  com. 
fortable.  The  jacket,  too,  is  much  admired. 
Heretofore  I  have  only  worn  it  on  Sundays, 
because  it  is  so  short  it  reveals  the  seat  of 
my  every- day  pants,  which  are  somewhat 
dilapidated.  I  was  measured  yesterday  for 
a  new  pair.  The  study- lamp  you  sent  goes 
first  rate.  I  hardly  know  what  to  think  of 
my  head,  which  gives  me  a  good  deal  of 
trouble.  Dr.  Anderson  says  I  have  dyspep- 
sia. I  have  done  little  or  no  studying  the 
past  month,  except  in  French.  I  am  now 
some  better,  and  expect  to  work  hard  in 
preparation  for  examination.  Mrs.  Douglass 
is  very  kind,  and  says,  if  I  am  too  sick  to 
write,  she  will. 


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I  have  purchased  a  chromo,  called  a 
"Highland  Lake,"  which  is  the  gem  of  my 
"gallery," 

The  other  night  I  was  initiated  into  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Society,  which  is  a  very 
literary  one. 

The  other  day  the  Latin  Professor  called 
up  a  student,  whom  I  will  call  P. ,  and  asked 
him  to  give  the  subject  of  the  1st  Satire,  in 
2d  book  of  Horace.  P.  was  silent.  Prof, 
then  called  for  the  first  sentence.  P.  replied, 
he  could  not  read  that.  As  a  dernier  resort, 
the  Prof,  called  for  the  second.  P.  replied, 
he  could  not  read  that.  Prof,  then  said  P. 
reminded  him  of  the  honest  negro,  who  told 
his  master  one  of  his  own  oxen  was  dead, 
and  after  a  short  pause,  added,  the  other  was 
dead,  also.  He  said  he  did  not  like  to  tell  it 
all  at  once,  for  fear  the  shock  would,  he  too 
great.  We  thought  that  a  pretty  good  joke 
on  P. 

We  have  commenced  analytical  geom- 
etry and  calculus.  —  Tomjh.  But  "Pranzo 
pronto  subito." 

With  an  indefinite  (on  account  of  its 
large  quantity)  supply  of  love,  I  am 

Your  loving  son  Willie. 


A  consid- 

orate  stu- 

denf. 


•!♦• 


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P.  S.    May  you  enjoy  your  Thanksgiving. 


vVm.    Sober    Sides. 


Butfa^o 


Rochester,  Dec.  2,  1873. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

Although  I  do  n't  owe  you  a  letter,  I  am 
going  to  be  very  generous  to-day  and  tell 
you  what  a  nice  time  I  have  had  during  the 
past  few  days.  Friday  I  left  Clarence  — 
where  I  wrote  father's  letter — and  after  the 
four  mile  ride  in  the  sleigh,  took  the  cars  for 
Buffalo.  The  further  west  we  went,  the 
more  snow  we  met,  so  that  when  we  reached 
our  destination,  we  found  good  sleighing. 
George  S.  and  Marcus  H.,  classmates,  were 
waiting  for  us,  and  seemed  to  be  real  glad  to 
see  us.  George  took  us  to  his  home.  His 
mother  is  a  real  nice  woman  —  reminding  me 
very  much  of  you.  His  father  is  a  fine- 
looking  man,  very  particular  in  his  dress, 
conversation,  &c.  That  evening  we  called 
on  one  of  the  young  lady  friends  of  the  boys. 
We  had  a  pleasant  time,  but  did  not  stay 
long,  as  she  had  an  engagement. 

Saturday  morning,  after  breakfast,  we 
went  to  the  Synagogue,  to  please  H.  The 
prayers  and  readings  were  in  Hebrew,  the 


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singing-  and  sermon  in  German,  so  that,  to 
me,  every  thing  was  unintelHgible,  The 
Rabbi  chose  for  his  text,  the  death  of  Horace 
Greeley.  I  spent  the  sermon  time  in  reading 
the  preface  to  the  Prayer -Book  (Jewish.) 
From  that  I  learned  that  the  Reform  Jews 
do  not  expect  to  return  to  Jerusalem;  also, 
that  they  look  for  a  Messianic  Era  — not  a 
Messiah  in  person.  They  also  believe  the 
souls  of  the  dead  are  affected  by  the  prayers 
of  those  on  earth.  I  never  knew  these 
things   before. 

We  took  dinner  with  H.,  and  had  a  reg- 
ular Jewish  meal.  The  meat  had  been  in- 
spected, and  all  the  veins  removed,  and  the 
blood  allowed  to  drip  out.  We  had  no  but- 
ter, as  it  is  not  permitted  to  have  butter  and 
meat  at  the  same  time.  At  dinner  they 
generally  have  what  they  call  "the  meat 
dishes,"  and  for  tea,  "the  milk  dishes;"  and 
it  is  contrary  to  their  law  to  use  the  same 
dishes  (plates,  &c.,)  for  one  meal  that  they 
have  for  another. 

After  dinner  we  visited  the  Young  Men's 
Library,  also  the  (jrosvenor  Library.  The 
former  contains  about  -^5,000,  and  the  latter 
about  twelve   thousand   vols.       The   former 


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synagogue 


Jcwisli 
meal. 


►it 


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is  self-supporting,    while    the    latter    is    en- 
dowed. 

Sunday  morning  I  attended  church.  The 
minister  did  pretty  well,  considering  he  grad- 
uated from  Andover  only  last  Sept.  Singing- 
poor —  no  choir.  We  boys  sung  almost  as 
much  as  all  the  rest  put  together. 

In  the  evening  we  went  to  the  M.  E. 
church — dedicatory  service  of  a  new  edifice. 
They  raised  yesterday  morning  twenty  thou- 
sand dollars.  Last  night  they  made  another 
effort  to  pay  the  debt.  We  left  at  ten,  and 
they  were  then  fifteen  hundred  short. 

George  goes  home  with  me  Christmas; 
so  you  must  be  on  the  lookout  for  us.  But 
I  can't  put  much  more  on  this  sheet,  so  will 
say  Good-bye.  « 

Give  lots  of  love  to  father,  and  write 
soon  to 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Dec.  14,  1872. 
My  dear  Father — 

I  thought  you  and  mother  would  be  glad 
to  know  I  passed  my  examination  in  "An- 
cient History,''  this  morning,  all  right.  No 
mistake  of  omission  or  commission;   conse- 


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quently  I  feel  quite  happy.  But  this  is  on- 
ly a  foretaste.  Next  week  we  have  Latin, 
French,  and  mathematics.  During  the  pres- 
ent week  I  have  worked  hard,  and  expect 
to  be  very  busy  next  week.  We  are  having 
sleighing,  and  the  bells  make  merry  with 
their  tintinnabulations.  There  are  some  fine 
horses  on  the  streets,  but  I  would  not  give 
• '  Nellie  "  for  any  of  them. 

I  expect  Geo.  Stearns  will  spend  Christ- 
mas with  me.  He  stands  ''A  No.  1"  in  his 
class,  and  sings  bass.  We  anticipate  great 
pleasure. 

David  and  Theo  keep  me  pretty  well 
posted  about  general  affairs. 

Dr.  A.  expressed  pleasure  at  the  receipt 
of  the  Autobiography.  He  continues  a  pa- 
ternal care  over  me,  and  occasionally  per- 
mits me  to  come  into  his  awful  presence,  for 
the  purpose  of  asking  after  my  health. 

Love  to  mother,  and  kind  remembrances 
to  all  inquiring  friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 

After  a  happy  Christmas  at  home,  with 
his  friend  Stearns,  Will  returned  to  the  Uni- 
versity. 


Examina- 
tions. 


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C'alculus. 


New  pas- 
tor. 


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Rochester,  Jan'y  11,  1873. 
My  dear  Father — 

Yours  of  the  8th  is  received.  Every 
thing  here  is  progressing  as  usual.  Last 
Monday  we  paid  our  respects  to  Dr.  Ken- 
drick — "Demosthenes'  orations  against  Phil- 
lip," and  "on  the  Crown;''  Prof,  Mixer — 
"Sprechen  sie  Deutsch;"  and  Prof.  Quimby — 
"Calculus."  As  to  this  last,  it  is  almost  like 
casting  pearls  before  swine,  to  set  before  us 
the  beauties  ( ?)  of  calculus.    We  can't  see  'em. 

So  far,  our  class  has  been  signally  blessed 
by  Death  passing  us  by.  But  one  of  our  boys 
is  now  very  sick  with  erysipelas.  I  have 
doubts  of  his  recovery.  I  called  on  him  yes- 
terday, and  found  him  delirious.  We  boys 
do  n't  half  appreciate  the  blessings  God  gives 
us  in  life  and  health. 

Before  leaving  home  I  accidentally  broke 
one  of  the  windows  in  the  door  of  the  coupe, 
and  forgot  to  mention  it. 

Mr.  Morehouse,  our  pastor,  has  come, 
and  preached  first-rate  last  Sunday,  from 
Eph.  6:  19,  20.  There  is  considerable  reli- 
gious interest  in  the  S.  S.,  and  we  hope  for 
an  abundant  blessing. 

I  must  not  forget  to  tell  you  that  the 


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Prof,  of  Higher  Mathematics  told  the  Fac- 
ulty I  passed  a  very  creditable  examination, 
considering  the  disadvantages  under  which 
I  labored.  I  feel  it  was  just,  but  almost  too 
good  to  be  true.     Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 

Among  the  papers  found  since  my  son's 
death,  is  a  composition  upon  the  "Authen- 
ticity of  Ossian's  Poems,"  written  in  college 
about  this  time.  It  bears  evidence  of  tho- 
rough study  of  his  subject,  and  was  highly 
commended  by  his  teacher.  An  eminent 
scholar,  who  recently  read  the  paper,  re- 
turned it  with  a  note,  saying:  "It  shows 
great  merit,  and  independence  of  judgment, 
in  such  a  young  writer.  Besides,  his  decis- 
ion in  the  matter  is  decidedly  right." 

AUTHENTICITY  OF  OSSIAN' S  POEMS. 
For  First  Term.  Soph.    Year. 

In  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury the  literary  circles  of  England  were 
stirred  by  the  publication  of  what  purported 
to  be  a  translation  and  compilation  of  some 
"Gaelic  Poems"  written  in  the  fourth  cen- 
tury. 


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MEMOIR   OF  ^y.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Jas.  Mac- 
pherson. 


The  High- 
lander. 


Frag- 
ments of 
Ancient 
Poetry. 


Fingal. 


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The  "translator,"  James  Macplierson,  was 
born  at  Kingussie,  in  1738,  was  intended  for 
the  church,  and  received  the  necessary  edu- 
cation at  Aberdeen.  At  the  age  of  twenty 
he  published  the  "Highlander,"  which  proved 
at  once  his  ambition  and  his  incapacity.  It 
was  a  miserable  production. 

In  1760  he  published  another  volume  — 
"Fragments  of  Ancient  Poetry,"  translated 
from  the  Gaelic  or  Erse  language.  These 
"fragments"  he  professed  to  have  obtained 
from  his  countrymen,  whom  he  had  heard 
rehearse  portions  of  ancient  poems. 

This  publication  created  such  an  interest, 
that  a  subscription  was  made  to  enable  the 
author  to  visit  the  highlands  and  collect  such 
other  poems  as  he  might  be  able  to  find. 
The  tour  proved  quite  successful,  for  in  1762 
an  Epic  Poem,  in  six  books,  called  "Fingal," 
was  published,  and  the  next  year  another 
Epic,  of  eight  books,  was  given  to  the  public. 

These  poems  attracted  general  attention, 
and  were  universally  read,  but  not  without 
some  misgivings  as  to  their  authenticity. 

Mr.  Taine's  statement  will  apply  as  well 
to  the  prevailing  opinion  of  that  time  as  to 
the  present.      Alluding  to  Mr.   Macpherson, 


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he  says:  "A  Scotchman,  of  not  overmuch 
wit,  having-  written,  to  his  cost,  an  unsuc- 
cessful rhapsody,  wished  to  recover  himself, 
went  to  the  mountains  of  his  country,  gath- 
ered picturesque  images,  collected  fragments 
of  legends,  plastered  over  the  whole  with 
an  abundance  of  eloquence  and  rhetoric,  and 
created  a  Celtic  Homer,  Ossian/' 

Critics  tell  us  that  the  plot  of  "Fingal" 
is  the  same  as  that  of  the  "Highlander." 
but  that  the  names  of  individuals  and  places 
are  changed,  and  that  the  poem  has  been 
embellished  with  some  fragments  of  Gaelic 
legends. 

The  nearest  approach  to  the  "Temora." 
that  can  be  found,  is  in  the  '''Death  of  Os- 
car," a  ballad  of  sixty  stanzas,  but  the  re- 
semblance is  so  faint  as  to  be  hardly  recog- 
nizable. 

On  account  of  the  controversy  that  arose 
in  regard  to  the  genuineness  of  these  poems, 
the  "Highland  Society"  of  Edinboro'  ap- 
pointed a  committee  of  inquiry  to  investigate 
the  subject;  and  in  their  report  the  commit- 
tee stated  that  they  had  "not  been  able  to 
obtain  any  one  poem  the  same  in  title  and 
tenor." 


Taiue's 
opinion. 


Uomniit- 
toc  of  in- 
quiry. 


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88 


MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


WlU)  is 
Ossian? 


Historical 
discrepan- 
cies. 


^ 


It  will  be  remembered,  that  Mr.  Mac- 
plierson  makes  Ossian  a  Scotchman,  but  tra- 
dition represents  him  as  an  Irishman  —  the 
son  of  Fionn  or  Fingal  Mac  Cumhal. 

In  the  Chronicon  Scotorum,  no  mention 
is  made  of  King  Fingal,  and  although  the 
genealogy  of  the  clans  has  been  pushed  to 
the  utmost,  not  a  single  family  has  been 
found  to  be  derived  from  the  Fions.  They 
were  unknown  to  Monro  in  his  genealogies 
of  the  clans,  and  are  mentioned  in  Buchan- 
an's Surnames  as  an  Irish  militia,  command- 
ed by  Fion  Macoel,  concerning  which,  "di- 
vers rude  rhymes  are  retained  by  the  Irish 
and  some  of  the  highlanders." 

But  even  granting  that  Ossian  was  a 
Scotchman,  there  is  left  a  wide  field  for  ar- 
gument. 

First,  it  would  be  well  to  notice  some 
historical  discrepancies,  wiiich  are  sufficient- 
ly glaring  to  be  considered. 

Beginning  about  the  year  two  hundred, 
we  find  that  Comhall,  the  grandfather  of 
Ossian,  burnt  Balclutha,  the  Alcluith  of 
Bede,  and  the  Dumbarton  of  more  modern 
times.  But  Laing,  in  his  history  of  Scot- 
land, tells   us  that  this  place   was  built  by 


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^ 


the  Romans,  in  308,  and  called  by  them  The- 
odosia.  in  honor  of  Theodosius,  General  of 
Valentia:  and  as  more  conclusive  evidence 
of  the  non  -  existence  of  this  town  during  the 
time  of  Comhall.  Ptolemy,  in  his  enumera- 
tion of  the  towns  of  each  nation,  makes  no 
mention  of  this. 

Again,  in  Comala,  we  read  of  Fingal, 
the  father  of  Ossian,  encountering  Caracalla 
on  the  banks  of  the  Carron,  which  would 
seem  to  conflict  with  Mr.  Laing's  statement, 
that  it  was  not  until  258  that  the  Scots,  under 
the  leadership  of  Fergus  MacErth,  came  to 
Scotland. 

In  describing  the  Orkney  islands,  Mr. 
Macpherson  would  have  us  believe  that  they 
were  peopled  by  the  Scandinavians,  and  that 
the  scenery  was  varied  with  "aged  trees," 
and  that  a  "Tock,  with  all  its  echoing  wood" 
and  "flaming  oaks,"  were  also  there;  where- 
as, history  informs  us  that  they  were  pos- 
sessed by  the  Picts:  and  Solinus,  a  cotem- 
porary  of  Fingal,  describes  the  islands  as 
•'orcades  numero  tres,  vacant  homines,  non 
liabent  sylvas,  tantum  junceis  herbis  inhor- 
rescunt  cetera  earum  nudse  arense  et  rupes 
tenent. " 


Quotation 

from 

Solinus. 


11 


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Errors  not 

Coiittnod 

to  Ancient 

History. 


Comiiari- 

son  with 

historians. 


* 


Errors  are  not  by  any  means  confined 
to  Ancient  History.  Messrs.  Shaw  and  Hill, 
also  Dr.  Young,  searched  the  highlands,  but 
could  discover  nothing  concerning  "Swa- 
ran,"  but  of  Magnus  Barefoot,  who,  seizing 
Cantire  and  the  adjacent  isles,  was  killed  in 
the  beginning  of  the  twelfth  century,  and 
who,  with  an  anachronism  not  uncommon 
in  traditions,  is  represented  in  some  rude 
ballads,  as  encountering  Fingal. 

In  the  first  "fragments"  of  Fingal,  Swa- 
ran  was  called  "Garva,"  a  literal  translation 
of  "Magnus"  into  Erse;  but  the  fictitious 
Swaran  was  afterwards  substituted. 

Thus  do  we  find  the  historical  portion 
of  Mr.  Macpherson's  so-called  translations 
untrustworthy.  Still  another  test  would  we 
suggest,  and  that  is  to  compare  the  manners 
and  customs  of  Ossian's  time,  as  set  forth  by 
Mr.  Macpherson.  with  the  opinions  of  his- 
torians. 

In  "Ossian"  we  read  of  generous  he- 
roes clad  in  complete  steel,  and  of  chivalric 
knights  quaffing  the  wine  from  sparkling- 
shells  in  the  halls  of  mossy  towers,  and  tra- 
versing the  restless  waters  of  the  Northern 
Ocean  in  large  ships. 


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OSSIAN  S   POEMS. 


91 


But  Dio,  Herodian,  and  Hume  seem  to 
differ  from  him.  They  tell  us  that  the  na- 
tives discarded  any  helmet  or  mail,  but. 
armed  only  with  a  narrow  shield,  a  lance, 
and  a  short  sword,  they  kept  up  the  guerilla 
warfare  in  which  they  took  so  much  delight; 
that  they  dwelt  in  booths,  and  subsisted  on 
pasturage  and  hunting. 

Solinus  informs  us  that  they  had  no 
means  of  navigation,  except  by  currachs, 
which  cross  the  Irish  channel  during  a  few 
days  only  of  the  summer  solstice. 

The  next  question  is,  if  Mr.  Macpherson 
did  not  have  any  poems  to  translate,  where 
did  he  obtain  his  poetical  ideas  and  expres- 
sions? for  the  ''  Highlander"  certainly  proved 
that  he  did  not  have  the  genius  to  originate 
such  poetry. 

Mr,  Shaw  answers  the  question,  when  he 
alludes  to  "the  numerous  passages  in  these 
works  evidently  plagiarized  from  the  whole 
range  of  literature,  from  the  Bible  and  Ho- 
mer down  to  Shakspeare,  Milton,  and  even 
Thomson." 

One  example  will  serve  to  illustrate  this 
statement.  A  portion  of  Ossian's  A'ldress  to 
the  Sun  is  as  follows:  "'The  moon  is  lost  in 


* 


Discrep- 
ancies. 


Plagia- 
rism. 


■>i< 


* 


* 


'.••<l 


MEMOIR    OP   W.    S.    STItlKNEY. 


Address  to 
tlio  Sun. 


Indisci'o- 
tioii. 


*' 


heaven,  but  thou  art  forever  the  same,  re- 
joicing in  the  strength  of  thy  course.  But 
to  Ossian  thou  lookest  in  vain,  for  he  be- 
holdeth  thy  beams  no  more." 

In  Milton's  ''Paradise  Lost,""  we  find  the 
same   idea,   expressed   in   similar   language: 

"But    thou 
Revisit'st  not  these  eyes  that  roll  in  vain 
To  find  thy  piercing  ray." 

Again,  in  "Samson  Agonistes."  we  read: 

"The  sun  to  me  is  dark 
And  silent  as  the    moon, 
When  she  deserts  the  night, 
Hid  in  her  interlunar  cave." 

Job,  also,  uses  the  words,  "He  rejoiceth 
in  his  strength." 

When  the  poems  were  first  published. 
Mr.  Macpherson.  untaught  by  that  best  of 
teachers,  experience,  unwisely  incorporated 
the  following  in  his  preface: 

"Poetry,  like  virtue,  receives  its  reward 
after  death.  His  [the  poet's]  foibles,  how- 
ever, are  obliterated  by  death,  and  his  better 
part,  his  writings,  remain.  His  character  is 
formed  from  them,  and  he  that  was  no  ex- 
traordinary man  in  his  own  time,   becomes 


* 


^ 


OSSIAN  S    POEMS. 


-►^ 


IK5 


the  wonder  of  succeeding  ages.  Their  vir- 
tues remain,  but  the  vices  which  were  once 
blended  with  their  virtues,  have  died  with 
themselves.  This  consideration  might  induce 
a  man  diffident  of  his  abilities  to  ascribe  his 
own  compositions  to  a  person  whose  remote 
antiquity,  and  whose  situation  when  alive, 
might  well  answer  for  faults  which  would 
be  inexcusable  in  a  writer  from  this  age." 

These  allusions  were  certainly  uncalled 
for,  unless  their  author  was  also  the  author 
of  the  poems.  Thej^  were  withdrawn  from 
subsequent  editions. 

In  view  of  the  foregoing,  the  most  nat- 
ural conclusion  would  seem  to  be.  that  the 
names  of  Fingal  and  Ossian  are  known 
among  the  Irish,  and  perhaps  among  the 
highlanders  to  a  limited  extent,  as  lieroes 
that  existed  in  almost  prehistoric  times. 

But  that  over  twenty  thousand  verses, 
with  numberless  historical  facts,  could  have 
been  preserved  by  oral  tradition  foi-  fourteen 
centuries,  seems  preposterous. 

Mr.  Wordsworth  denies  the  authenticity 
of  the  poems,  and  David  Hume  wrote  Dr. 
I^>laii-.  that  he  had  heard  ''them  totally  re- 
jected   as    a    palpable    and    most    impudent 


^ 


t   (Hiclll- 

sidii. 


■^ 


frill  1(1. 


Sociables 
and  recep- 
tions. 


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forgery.  This  opinion  has,  indeed,  become 
very  prevalent  among  the  men  of  letters  in 
London."  So  that  we  are  not  alone  in  turn- 
ing our  backs  upon  this  gigantic  fraud  prac- 
tised upon  the  whole  literary  world. 
Feb'y  8,  1873. 

W,  S.  Stickney, 

Class  '75,  U.  of  R. 

Rochester,  Feb'y  17,  1873. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

Let  me  congratulate  you  upon  the  return 
of  this,  your  birth  day.  It  may  bring  with  it 
some  regrets,  but  the  blessings  of  God  are  so 
numerous,  that  I  know  you  have  not  for- 
gotten them.  Then  the  day  is  sunshiny,  and 
the  air  is  balmy,  harbingers  of  good.  May 
you  have,  during  the  year  just  entered  upon, 
all  the  pleasures,  and  none  of  the  sorrows,  of 
the  past  year. 

I  had  a  grand  time  last  Friday  night. 
The  sociable  of  Mr.  Brown's  church  was  to' 
be  held  at  Dr.  Anderson's  residence,  and 
having  received  several  invitations  I  went. 
Mrs.  A.  gave  me  a  kind  reception,  and  I  had 
a  good  time. 

At  half -past  ten  I  took  my  departure 


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AT    COLLEGE. 


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95 


for  the  reception  of  Mr.  Hiram  Sibley,  Jr., 
and  Mrs.  S.,  nee  Harper.  The  house  was 
packed,  and  the  bride  was  beautifully  dressed 
in  white  satin.  The  presents  were  handsome 
and  costly.  Many  of  the  guests  wore  pow- 
dered hair,  <\  la  Marie  Antoinette.  Dr.  An- 
derson was  there,  and  very  agreeable.  One 
other  student,  besides  myself,  graced  the 
company.     George  sends  love. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 


Rochester,  March  1,  18r;j. 
My  dear  Father  — 

It  has  been  a  long  while  since  I  have 
heard  from  home.  It  may  be  all  true,  that 
"no  news  is  good  news,"  but  it  makes  a 
body  feel  more  comfortable  to  have  some 
news,  even  if  it  be  but  little. 

We  have  been  jogging  along  as  usual,  at 
the  rate  of  seven  days  a  week. 

Day  before  yesterday  the  ' '  Social  Union '" 
liad  a  meeting,  but  I  did  not  feel  able  to 
attend. 

Last  week  Prof.  Gilmore  had  the  Faculty 
of  the  University,  Drs.  Strong  and  Buckland. 
of  the  seminary,  the  Revs.  Brown  and  More- 
liouse,  and  Gen.   Ratliburn   at  his  house  to 


5!()cictv. 


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■* 


>h- 


•* 


!)(i 


MEMOIR    OF   W.    S.    STIC'KNEY. 


Lecture. 


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spend  the  evening'.  All  who  had  wives 
brought  them.  Of  course,  in  such  a  select 
company,  it  was  absolutely  necessary  for 
your  son  to  be  present,  and  I  have  reason  to 
believe  he  was  there;  and,  judging  from  his 
remarks  upon  the  subject,  I  think  he  had  a 
pretty  good  time.  Why  not?  The  supper 
was  excellent,  and  the  ladies  were  very  agree- 
able. 

Last  night  I  heard  a  splendid  lecture  by 
Wendell  Phillips,  upon  "Froude  and  the  Irish 
Question."  spiced  with  jokes  which  greatly 
tickled  the  audience,  who  were  evidently 
sorry  when  he  finished. 

How  prosper  the  church  and  S.  S.  ?  We 
have  first  -  rate  sermons  from  our  pastor,  and 
the  school  is  increasing.  Two  expect  to  be 
baptized  to-morrow. 

Love  to  mother. 

Your  loving  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  March  U,  1873. 
Dear  Father — 

Yours,  inclosing  check,  received. 

Saturday  we  had  examination  in  history, 
and,  although  I  hesitated  about  going  in,  as 
I  felt  rather  miserable,  I  had  the  satisfaction 


* 


^- 


AT    COLLEGE. 


■ti 


97 


of  seeing-  the  Prof,  mark  my  work  10.     To- 
day we  have  Greek,  under  Dr.  Kendrick. 

What  time  I  have  left  after  college  stud- 
ies and  the  paper,  is  given  mostly  to  church 
meetings,  S.  S.  lessons,  and  rehearsals. 

I  have  here  cast  my  first  ballot.  I  tried 
to  vote  honestly;  so,  after  inquiring  about 
the  candidates,  found  there  was  not  much 
choice.  Of  all  the  evils,  I  chose  the  least. 
My  ticket  was  democratic,  liberal  republican, 
and  republican,  and,  as  it  happened,  the 
very  men  I  voted  for  were  elected. 

Many  thanks  for  the  check.  Will  be 
home,  D.  V. ,  the  last  of  this  week. 

Love  to  mother. 
Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 

Rochester,  June  19,  1873. 
My  dear  Father — 

Yours  of  2d  inst,  enclosing  check,  pro- 
gramme, and  report  of  organ  concert,  and 
law- school  invitations,  all  duly  to  hand. 

I  have  not  written,  because  we  are  now 
leviewing,  and,  owing  to  my  absence  at  the 
beginning  of  the  term,  for  me  it  is  all  ad- 
vance. Since  half -past  twelve  (it  is  now 
six)  1  have  read  five  pages  Wm.  Tell,  seven 

12 


Casts  his 
first  ballot 


Review- 
ing. 


* 


■* 


Class 
Supper. 


* 


of  French  selections,  and  nine  in  Tacitus. 
Every  day  I  have  reason  to  be  thankful  that 
I  regained  my  strength  before  returning,  for 
at  no  other  time  in  my  college  course  have 
I  been  able  to  do  so  much  work. 

Friday,  the  5th,  we  had  class  -  supper, 
and  it  was  a  success,  of  course.  All  the 
boys,  except  one,  went,  and  we  had  a  tho- 
roughly delightful  time.  We  serenaded  Dr. 
Kendrick  and  Prof.  Gilmore'  received  speech- 
es from  each,  and  a  collation,  in  addition, 
from  the  latter. 

Our  excursion  club  have  decided  to  do 
the  White  Mts.,  instead  of  the  Adirondacks. 

In  a  few  days  you  will  receive  prospectus 
of  a  college  paper  we  ('75)  propose  to  start, 
and  would  be  glad  for  an  ad.  of  Columbia 
Law-  School.      Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 

Rochester,  June  37,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

Yours  of  23d  received.  The  White  Moun- 
tain trip  includes  the  Franconia  Notch,  Craw- 
ford Notch,  and  Mt.  Washington,  towards 
Lake  Umbagog.  Most  of  the  traveling  will 
be  done  on  foot. 


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ff<- 


AT    COLLEGE. 


•^3 


99 


I  cannot  leave  before  the  middle  of  next 
month,  as  I  attend  the  convention  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  at  Po'keepsie,  as  a  delegate, 
commencing  the  0th. 

Wednesday,  had  examination  in  Latin. 
Prof.  Morey  said  I  "passed  splendidly." — 
Yesterday  in  French,  to-day  German.  I 
passed  pretty  well  in  the  last  two;  and  now 
my  work  is  about  finished  for  this  year. 

This  is  the  half-way  house.  We  are 
no  longer  reckoned  among  the  ''lower-class 
men."  but  take  our  stand  as  Juniors. 

It  does  n't  seem  possible  that  two  years 
have  passed,  but  they  are  gone,  to  come  up 
again  at  the  last  day.  In  thinking  over  the 
past,  there  is  no  question  in  my  mind,  that 
I've  grown;  but  whether  my  advancement 
has  been  as  rapid  and  as  steady  as  it  should 
have  been,  is  another  thing.  My  health  has 
heretofore  been  poor,  but  now  is  thoroughly 
good,  and.  with  all  the  blessings  a  mortal 
can  have,  I  hope  to  make  greater  strides 
onward  in  the  future. 

Last  Friday  night  we  had  a  rich  joke 
on  the  Fresh.  They  went  to  have  their 
(dass-supi)er.  It  is  usual  to  serenade  the 
Faculty  after  the   repast.     We  (Sophs.)  col- 


^ 


Half-way 
house. 


Soiihii- 

iiiorcs' 

joki-  on 

tli<>  Prt'sli- 

iiii'ii. 


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100 


MEMOIR  OP     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


•* 


At  Luz- 
erne, N.  Y. 


*■ 


lected,  and,  having  found  the  Fresh,  songs, 
sang  them  to  the  Profs.  Dr.  Kendrick  came 
out  and  talked  to  us  about  '76,  and  praised 
us  sky  high,  never  suspecting  any  thing- 
wrong.  We  then  went  to  Prof.  Gilmore's, 
and  he  thanked  us  for  our  kindness,  and 
lauded  the  class  of  '76.  We  then  went  to 
Dr.  K.'s,  and  hid.  Pretty  soon  the  Fresh, 
came  and  sang,  and  sang,  and  sang;  finally 
the  Dr.  came  to  the  windoiv,  and  said,  '"76 
again!  '76  is  all  glorious!"  Whereupon  we 
relieved  the  Fresh,  of  their  astonishment  by 
showing  ourselves.  They  did  not  serenade 
any  more  that  night. 

Love  to  mother  and  yourself. 
Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Luzerne,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  1,  1873. 
My  dear  Mother — 

I  expect  you  begin  to  wonder  what  has 
become  of  your  boy.  Well,  you  see  we  are 
in  the  "stupidest  place  in  the  world,"  to  use 
the  language  of  the  proprietor  of  our  "Way- 
side Inn."  It  may  be  stupid,  but  it  is  a 
relief  after  being  at  Saratoga. 

We  are  surrounded  by  a  spur  of  the  Ad- 
irondacks.  and  at  a  stone's  throw  from  the 


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VACATION. 


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101 


hotel  is  Lake  Luzerne,  a  small  but  very 
beautiful  sheet  of  water,  where  ladies  and 
children  amuse  themselves  by  rowing  and 
fishing. 

Though  the  "Lake  of  the  Four  Cantons" 
is  suggested  by  the  name,  there  is  no  re- 
semblance between  them.  The  high  hills 
and  small  mountains,  far  and  near,  are  very 
thickly  wooded,  softening  the  landscape,  and 
varying  it  by  different  shades  of  green. 
Close  by  is  a  pine  grove  so  dense  the  rays 
of  the  sun  seldom  penetrate  it.  This  is  a 
favorite  resort  for  the  ladies,  to  keep  cool 
and  sniff  the  aromatic  air.  This  a.  m.  father 
and  I  fished  for  a  little  while  in  the  Hudson, 
ten  minutes'  walk  distant.  We  were  told 
it  was  a  splendid  place  for  "fishing,"  and 
we  found  it  so  —  but  did  not  have  a  nibble. 
The  hotel  is  comfortable,  has  ??o  har,  and  is 
a  nice  place  for  drinking  copious  draughts 
of  pure,  fresh  air,  and  for  reading  the  book 
of  Nature  from  the  works  of  God,  so  exten- 
sively spread  out  before  us. 

I  expect  to  visit  my  friend  George  Ord- 
way,  at  Waterloo. 

We  didn't  go  to  the  White  Mts..  after 
all.     As  the  trip  was  abandoned,  father  sent 


Fisliiiif. 


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MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Iiitorost  ill 
tlu'chuiTli 
ami  cliaiicl 


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me  word  to  meet  him  in  Saratoga,  and  we 
have  been  together  ever  since — both  in  ex- 
cellent health,  and  both  wish  you  were  with 
us. 

How  come  on  the  church,  S.  S.,  and  Ken- 
dall Chapel?  Father  sends  "lots  of  love," 
and  take  "lots  more"  from 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Camp  on  Kearsarge  Mountain,  N.  H., 

Aug.  13,  1873. 
Dear  Father — 

Will  leave  for  New  Market  Junction 
Monday,  and  will  be  with  you  at  Bangor 
Tuesday,  if  nothing  happens.  We  are  hav- 
ing a  splendid  time  —  cooking  our  own  meals, 
sleeping  on  spruce  boughs,  &c. 

With  love,  your  son  Willie. 

Waterloo,  N.  H..  Aug.  15,  1873. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

You  see  I  am  still  here,  but  to-morrow 
expect  to  go  to  Fisherville,  leaving  there 
Monday,  and  reaching  Bangor  Tuesday  at 
seven  a.  m.  .  if  all  is  well. 

We  "broke  camp"  on  Mount  Kearsarge 
day  before  yesterday.     I  have  had  a  splen- 


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103 


did  time;  but  I  must  tell  you  about  it.  Last 
Thursday,  before  I  was  at  this  house  two 
hours,  one  of  the  boys  drove  up  to  the  door, 
saluting  me  with,  "You  are  the  very  fellow 
I  want."  I  retired  to  my  room,  but  soon 
appeared  in  a  bluish -gray  shirt,  old  pair  of 
pants  stuck  in  my  boot  legs,  and  to  crown 
my  "classic  brow,"  my  old  felt  hat  (your 
delight  ?):  no  vest  or  coat — the  flannel  shirt 
being  sufficiently  warm  to  keep  me  com- 
fortable. In  our  wagon  could  be  found  ice, 
baked  beans,  coffee,  sugar,  etc. ,  etc. 

About  ten  o'clock,  after  a  six  mile  ride, 
we  reached  our  destination.  The  boys  heard 
I  was  coming,  and  came  down  the  hill  and 
gave  me  a  hearty,  and  I  think,  sincere  wel- 
come. A  cup  of  coffee  was  soon  made,  and 
in  the  bright  moonlight,  with  the  mountains 
in  silent  grandeur  looking  down  upon  us,  we 
took  our  evening  meal.  The  tent  was  close 
l)y,  and  we  soon  retired  to  it.  Spruce  boughs 
formed  our  mattress,  and  over  us  we  had  a 
number  of  "comfortables."     I  slept  soundly. 

The  next  day  we  took  turns  washing 
dishes  and  doing  the  necessary  chores  about 
the  camp.  One  day  we  took  a  tramj)  of 
thirteen   miles,    fishing   and   gunning.      The 


In  camp. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Recrea- 
tion. 


Returns  to 
college. 


* 


views  were  magnificent.  The  scenery  here 
is  not  grand,  but  the  views  are  beautiful, 
and,  by  the  dim  light  of  the  moon,  are  al- 
most sublime. 

Wednesday  we  concluded  to  descend  to 
civilization.  Accordingly,  our  camp  was 
struck,  and  we  have  resumed  our  white 
shirts,  collars,  cuffs,  and  blacked  boots. 

I  had  some  headache  yesterday,  but  feel 
rather  better  to-day.  My  visit  here,  at  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ordways',  has  been  very  pleasant. 

You  have  doubtless  read  of  the  sad  affair 
of  the  Wawasset.  What  a  blessing  it  is  to 
know  that  He  who  made  us,  said,  "  I  am  with 
you  alway."  Those  words  have  volumes  of 
meaning,  and  worlds  of  comfort  to  me. 

Take  good  care  of  your  health,  and  do 
not  forget,  God  wants  the  work  of  our  bodies 
when  they  are  in  their  best  condition — our 
best  work.     With  love. 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

After  a  pleasant  visit  to  Maine,  Will  re- 
turned, in  good  condition,  to  his  studies, 
somewhat  hastened  by  his  duties  as  Secre- 
tary of  the  Board  of  Editors  of  the  college 
paper. 


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105 


Rochester,  Sept.  23,  1873. 
Dear  Father — 

Having  studied  all  my  lessons  since  six 
o'clock,  I  have  yet  a  few  moments  before 
breakfast.  My  health  is  good,  and  we  are 
very  busy.  Seventy  have  been  examined  — 
about  fifty  in  Freshman  class. 

Please  send  on  the  ad.  for  the  Col.  Uni- 
versity soon  as  possible.  Our  paper  goes  to 
press  Saturday,  but  will  not  be  issued  till 
Tuesday.  Make  the  Law  department  prom- 
inent. 

I  am  reading  in  college,  Sophocles'  Ajax, 
and  studying  Philosophy  and  Logic  —  enough 
to  keep  us  very  busy.  All  seemed  glad  to 
see  me,  when  I  made  my  appearance  at 
church  last  Sunday. 

The  bell  has  rung.  Give  love  to  mother. 
Write  soon,  to 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Oct.  1,  1873. 
My  dear  Mother — 

I  believe  this  is  my  first  letter  to  you  this 
term.  You  must  take  the  will  for  the  deed. 
We  are  very  busy  unraveling  hard  problems 
in  mechanics,  cracking  hard  nuts  of  logic, 

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Study 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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College 
paper. 


* 


and  digging  up  Greek  roots.  Besides  this, 
we  are  to  publish  "The  University  Kec- 
ord."  But  the  paper  has  gone  to  press,  and 
I  've  finished  copying  my  notes  in  logic  and 
philosophy,  and  Dr.  Kendrick  will  not  be 
here  to-morrow,  so  I  have  plenty  of  time 
to  write  to  -  day. 

The  first  number  of  our  paper  will  be 
out  Friday.  Receiving  no  ad.  from  father 
for  the  University,  I  wrote  one  myself,  giv- 
ing, as  a  compliment,  two  squares  to  the 
Law- school,  in  the  first  issue,  whereas  they 
only  engaged  one. 

Tell  father  I  have  about  given  up  the 
boat  idea,  as  a  useless  expense.  It  costs 
less  to  hire  than  to  build. 

Met  Uncle  John,  from  Rockville,  yester- 
day, on  his  way  home  from  A.  B.  C.  F.  M. 
Went  about  with  him  some,  and  dined  with 
him  at  the  Osborn.     He  left  at  three  p.  m. 

With  love  to  yourself  and  father,  and 
kind  regards  to  friends, 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Oct.  35,  1873. 
My  dear  Father— 

This  morning  the  expressman  came  up 


* 


and  announced  ''a  box"  for  nie.  I  was  ex- 
pecting it,  for  mother's  letter,  received  last 
night,  announced  its  coming.  Of  course  it 
was  soon  opened,  and  from  the  hay  and  pa- 
per emerged  the  beautiful  present.  I  had 
no  idea  it  would  be  so  elegant,  so  I  was  the 
more  surprised.  The  figures  came  in  good 
shape,  except  the  arm  of  Plato  was  cracked. 

And  now  let  me  thank  you  and  mother 
for  your  gifts.  I  am  very  much  obliged, 
and  will  try  to  prove  myself  worthy  of  them. 
I  think  I  really  want  to  do  only  that  which 
is  right,  but  sometimes  I  forget  myself,  and 
utterly  fail. 

I  do  n't  know  as  I  felt  very  different 
yesterday  [his  21st  birthday]  in  entering  the 
2d  Act  of  my  life,  from  what  I  usually  do. 
I  have  no  desire  to  be  different  in  any  re- 
spect, except  to  grow  in  my  christian  life. 
All  that  I  am,  I  know  I  owe  to  God  and  my 
parents,  and  ni}^  earnest  desire  and  purpose 
is,  that  neither  may  be  dishonored  nor  dis- 
graced. What  I  have  done  in  times  past 
that  was  wrong  or  annoying  to  you,  I  'm 
sorry  for,  and  hope  you  will  forget  it,  know- 
ing you  have  forgiven. 

My  health,   now,   is  very  good,  so  I  do 


Gifts  fi'Din 
home. 


'Pwcnty- 

Hrst 
liirthday. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Thanks- 
giving. 


Oral  dis- 
sertation. 


* 


my  share  of  the  work,  which  is  quite  a  good 
deal.  The  second  issue  of  the  paper  will 
soon  appear. 

With  love  to  you  and  mother,  I  am 
Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Nov.  28,  1873. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

Friday  afternoon  has  again  come  around, 
and  I  take  pleasure  in  writing  you  all  the 
news.  The  box,  with  its  contents,  came  all 
right.     Many  thanks. 

Thanksgiving  day  has  come  and  gone. 
I  took  dinner  here  with  four  or  five  of  the 
boys.  After  dinner,  which  was  a  good  one, 
we  sang  the  inclosed  programme.  At  the 
second  "music"  I  presided  at  the  piano. 
The  church  was  full.  Prof,  read,  among 
other  things,  Jean  Ingelow's  "Divided."  If 
you  have  it,  please  read  it;  I  think  you  will 
like  it.  After  the  Sociable,  about  forty  of 
us  adjourned  to  the  house  of  one  of  the 
Trustees,  as  a  surprise  (?)  party.  There  we 
had  a  good  time,  and  enjoyed  a  fine  collation. 

This  A.  M.  I  had  to  deliver  an  "oral  dis- 
sertation" before  the  class,  on  the  "Musi- 
cians  of  England."      Prof.    Gilmore,   and  a 


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109 


good  many  of  the  boys,  complimented  me 
on  my  performance. 

My  health  is  first  rate.  I  have  been 
thinking  how  much  we  have  to  be  thankful 
for;  and,  in  looking  over  the  year,  I  could  n"t 
wish  any  thing  God  had  given  me  different 
from  what  it  was.  I  try  to  do  right,  and 
live  very  near  to  my  Savior,  but  sometimes, 
I  know,  I  wander.  How  important  to  watch 
and  pray. 

Lots  of  love  to  you  and  father. 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

A  pleasant  Christmas  home,  in  company 
with  his  friend  Stearns,  and  Will  again  re- 
turned to  college. 

Rochester,  Jan"y  15,  1^74. 

[The  anniversary  of  his  parents'  marriage.] 

My  dear  Mother — 

Twenty- two  years  ago  to-day well,  I 

wont  say  any  more,  except  to  offer  to  you 
and  father  my  sincere  congratulations,  with 
the  hope  you  may  see  many  anniversaries 
of  this  day. 

We  are  crowding  a  great  deal  of  work 
in  a  very  little  time,  and.  as  it  is  all  occu- 
pied, the  days  seem  short. 


Review  of 
the  year. 


At  work  ill 
eollcpt' 
and  in 
eluircli. 


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MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Revival. 


*- 


Our  class  is  gradually  losing  its  men. 
Ordway  expects  to  leave  for  a  position  in 
Washington.  Church  matters  are  prosper- 
ing; prayer  meetings  last  week,  this,  and 
next.  Last  Sunday  I  received  many  com- 
pliments from  my  church  friends  for  my 
playing. 

College  matters  moving  along  as  usual. 
"The  [college]  days  of  life  are  sisters  —  all 
alike,  none  just  the  same." 

I  must  tell  a  joke  on  a  sub -Fresh.,  who 
went  to  see  the  Dr.  Having  heard  him  spo- 
ken of  as  Prex,  he  addressed  him  as  "Pro- 
fessor Prex.''  He  said  afterward,  he  thought 
••  the  Professor"  had  a  very  peculiar  expres- 
sion on  his  face  ! 

With  love  to  father. 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

Rochester,  Feb'y  13,  1874. 
My  dear  Mother — 

Yours  of  the  9th  inst.  came  to  me  while 
at  prayer  meeting,  night  before  last,  and  it 
made  my  "cup  full  to  running  over."  At 
the  meeting,  a  young  lady  for  whom  I  had 
prayed  earnestly,  said  she  had  found  her 
Savior.     I  will  tell  vou  why  I  was  so  much 


■^ 


I±^' 


AT    COLLEGE. 


Ill 


interested  in  her.  There  has  been  a  good 
deal  of  interest  in  the  S.  S.,  and  my  scholars 
being  all  christians,  I  endeavored  to  set  them 
to  work.  Prof.  Q.,  seeing  I  was  pretty  well 
waked  up,  put  two  classes  in  my  charge. 
This  was  last  Sunday.  I  was  introduced  to 
the  girls  —  from  12  to  10  years  of  age.  I 
talked  seriously  with  them,  and  one  prom- 
ised to  give  up  every  thing  for  Jesus. 

Monday  night  I  went  to  the  inquiry 
meeting.  I  hunted  up  this  one  of  my  pro- 
teges, and  the  first  words  she  said  to  me 
were,  "I  love  Jesus."  /  was  very  happy; 
and  did  I  not  have  reason  to  be?  Nine  of 
my  "Parish,"  as  Prof,  calls  it,  are  now  serv- 
ing Jesus.  Ten  more  yet  to  come.  Pray 
for  them  and  for  me.  About  sixty  have 
been  converted  in  the  past  few  weeks.  Last 
Sunday  night  eleven  were  baptized.  Many 
families  are  being  completed.  God  is  bless- 
ing us  abundantly. 

Tell  father  to  read  the  leading  editorial 
in  the  next  issue  of  our  paper,  and  tell  me 
what  he  thinks  of  it. 

It  is  the  first  of  my  productions  that 
has  been  complimented  by  the  President. 
He  read  it  before  it  was  put  in  type. 


* 


Conver- 
sion of  liis 

Salibatli 

Scliool 

scholars. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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Anxiety 

foi'  reli- 
gious in- 
terest at 
home. 


^ 


Love  to  father  and  yourself. 
Your  affectionate  son 


Willie. 


Kochester,  March  14,  1874. 
My  dear  Mother — 

Saturday  night  yours  of  12th  inst.  was 
received.  Was  surprised  to  hear  of  uncle 
George  Kendall's  death. 

"  'T  is  sweet,  as  year  by  year  we  lose 
Friends  out  of  sight,   in  faith  to  muse 
How  grows  in  Paradise  our  store." 

I  hope  you  will  reap  abundant  harvest 
for  all  the  work  done,  and  prayers  offered 
at  Calvary  Church. 

Is  there  any  religious  interest  in  the  Mis- 
sions? I  am  glad  Eva  is  at  work.  I  feel 
more  and  more  that  we  can  do  effectual 
work  every  day,  letting  our  love  for  the 
Savior  manifest  itself  in  the  various  situa- 
tions in  which  we  are  placed. 

College  will  probably  close  next  week. 
I  expect  to  be  home  Saturday  night,  to  stay 
just  a  week. 

Love  to  father. 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 


* 


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■•^ 


AT     COLLEGE. 


ii;3 


Rochester,  June  2(),  1874. 
My  dear  Father  — 

To  -  day  closes  another  year's  work.  This 
A.  M.  we  passed  our  last  Junior  examination, 
so  now  we  are  Seniors  !  I, 

Yesterday  was  examination  in  astrono- 
my, in  which  I  scored  10.  Wednesday  I 
worked  from  0  in  the  morning  till  9i  at  night 
on  my  astronomy,  and  even  then  I  trembled 
a  little,  when  the  time  came — so  much  of  it 
was  advance  to  me.  But  I  went  through 
splendidly.  To-day  we  have  had  a  ''writ- 
ten" in  Cicero  "de  Officiis."  I  answered  all 
the  questions. 

Our  class  makes  its  first  appearance  in 
public  next  Monday —  Class  day.  We  sing  a 
song  to  the  "  Bone -man"  (a  skeleton),  which 
the  graduating  class  presents  to  us.  I  am 
leader  of  the  singing. 

What  is  the  projective  point  for  the  sum- 
mer—  Bolton  or  Delaware  Water -Gap? 

My  health  is  again  first  rate.     I  have  but 

little  headache.     I  have  been  elected  Pres't 

of  the  College  Y.   M.   C.   A.,   and   reelected 

Editor  of  the  Record  for  first  six  months  of 

next  year.     Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 
1-1 


Kilters  Se- 
nior class. 


Song  to 
flio  "Bono 


Pres't  of 

College  Y. 

M.  C.  A. 


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MEMOIR  OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Director 

of  Collego 
Glee  Cluli. 


^ 


Rochester.  Nov.  17,  1874. 
My  dear  Father — 

Am  glad  Mr.  Hall  thought  so  well  of  my 
efforts  as  a  delegate  at  Syracuse  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Convention.  Dr.  A.  made  the  speech  of  the 
meeting. 

Last  week  a  College  Glee  Club  was  or- 
ganized, and  I  was  made  Director.  The  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  flourishes.  I  wish  churches  and 
christians  generally  would  pray  more  for  the 
young  men  in  college. 

Our  church  has  lately  been  considerably 
exercised  by  the  pastor's  having  received 
two  calls.  He  has  decided  to  acquiesce  in 
the  wishes  of  the  church,  and  remain.  There 
is  much  interest  here,  and  we  hope  to  see 
good  work  done  for  the  Master  this  fall  and 
winter. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie, 

Rochester,  Dec.  11,  1874. 
My  dear  Mother — 

I  suppose  you  think  it  is  most  time  for 
"the  boy"  to  write.  Well,  I've  been  pretty 
busy  lately  in  preparation  for  examinations. 
This  a.  m.  I  passed  examination  in  Dr.  An- 
derson's   department  —  Intellectual     Philoso- 


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AT    COLLEGE, 


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115 


phy,  and  received  9,  though  I  did  not  make 
a  single  mistake.  Did  the  Rogers  group 
come  all  right?  I  must  tell  you  about  it. 
Thanksgiving  day  I  took  dinner  with  Stearns 
in  Buffalo,  returning  in  the  p.  m,,  to  be  ready 
for  college  the  next  day. 

That  night  there  was  a  sociable  in  the 
church.  The  room  was  full.  I  went  late. 
We  had  some  singing,  and  then  the  pastor 
brought  out,  with  the  assistance  of  another, 
the  group,  "The  Favored  Scholar,"  I  ad- 
mired it,  of  course;  listened,  not  very  atten- 
tively, to  the  preliminary  remarks  of  the 
pastor,  and  was  never  more  surprised  than 
to  hear  my  name  announced  as  the  favored 
one.  My  reply  was  brief.  It  is  the  first  gift 
I  ever  received  from  comparative  strangers, 
and  I  prize  it  very  highly.  [This  handsome 
present  was  made  in  recognition  of  his  effi- 
cient services  -as  conductor  of  the  church 
choir.] 

My  health  is  good,  when  I  am  careful  of 
my  diet;  but  I'll  be  glad  to  get  home  from 
here.  Be  it  ever  so  lonely,  (?)  there's  no 
place  like  home. 

Love  to  mother. 
Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 


*■ 


Uift  for 

services  as 

chorister 

at  the 

church. 


* 


study  of 

Roman 

law. 


Reading. 


Rochester,  Jan'y  15,  1875. 
My  dear  Father  — 

Away  nearly  two  weeks,  and  not  a  word 
from  home.     I  hope  to  hear  very  soon. 

I  have  been  very  busy  the  past  week 
studying  Roman  Law,  Physical  Geography, 
and  Mental  Philosophy,  in  college,  and  the 
Vatican  Decrees,  for  Society  debate. 

The  more  I  study  the  Roman  Law,  the 
better  I  like  it.  These  crystallizations  of 
men's  thoughts  in  regard  to  the  relations  of 
meum  and  tuum  are  grand.  With  the  lec- 
tures that  the  Professor  dictates,  we  read  in 
Justinian's  Institutes. 

Mental  Philosophy  is  about  as  uncertain 
as  Rochester  weather — sometimes  clear,  and 
then  foggy. 

My  reading  on  the  Vatican  Decrees  is 
quite  extensive  and  benefiting.  I  have  had 
to  study  English,  French,  and  German  His- 
tory, to  understand  the  subject  at  all.  Last 
night  I  had  about  me  seven  books  of  refer- 
ence while  studying  Gladstone's  Expostula- 
tions. I  am  learning  how  to  use  books  — 
"reading  across,"  as  Dr.  Anderson  calls  it: 
studying  by  subjects,  not  by  books. 

Please  send  me  ''Hadlev's  Lectures  on 


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^ 


* 


AT     COLLEGE. 


ii: 


Roman  Law."  You  will  find  it  in  my  book- 
case. I  carried  it  home  last  May.  and  left  it 
there. 

Remember  me  kindly  to  inquiring  friends, 
and  give  love  to  mother.     Write  soon  to 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

This  habit  of  "reading across"  was  never 
lost;  for  he  was  not  only  choice  in  the  selection 
of  his  reading,  but  also  careful  to  get  at  the 
meaning  of  the  author,  and  to  make  the 
knowledge  thus  acquired  of  service  to  him. 
Hence  the  note  -  book  was  his  constant  com- 
panion. In  the  wild  regions  of  the  Indian 
Territory,  when  a  member  of  the  Ute  Com- 
mission, he  found  time  not  only  to  read,  but 
also  to  fill  his  book  with  notes  of  what  he 
had  read. 

Himself  so  intelligent  and  pure  in  his 
reading,  it  was  not  strange  that  he  should 
have  been  desirous  that  all  who  were  under 
his  care  and  instruction  should  be  equally  so. 
For  this  reason,  he  exercised  a  judicious  care 
over  the  library  of  the  Sunday  School  of 
which  he  was  superintendent,  and  sought  to 
create  in  the  scholars  a  taste  for  the  best 
classes  of  literature,  as  well  as  to  lead  them 


^ 


Note   liddk 


Suiida.v 
rpadiiiK- 


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^ 


118 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


"^ 


Coiiiniu- 
nion  with 
the  Vieau- 
tiful  in  the 

works  of 
n.'itui'p. 


Recrea- 
tion. 


^ 


in  the  choice  of  their  reading  to  remember 
the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy. 

In  reading  his  letters,  one  is  impressed 
with  his  deep  and  constant  communion  with 
the  beautiful  in  the  works  of  Nature,  as  well 
as  in  the  realm  of  mind  and  of  morals.  No 
one  had  a  heartier  appreciation  of  the  unity 
thus  indicated  in  the  19th  Psalm,  when  Da- 
vid turns  from  the  contemplation  of  the  per- 
fectness  of  the  law  of  the  material  world  to 
find  its  counterpart  in  the  law  of  spirit -ex- 
istence. Hence  to  him  the  book  of  Nature, 
as  w^ell  as  the  book  of  revelation,  declared 
the  glory  of  God.  To  the  one,  as  to  the 
other,  he  turned  for  the  refreshment  of  his 
mind,  in  the  exhaustion  caused  by  hard 
study. 

Indeed,  it  may  be  said  of  him,  in  a  gen- 
eral sense,  that,  in  seeking  recreation,  he 
always  gave  the  preference  to  those  methods 
to  which  evil  did  not  attach,  even  in  appear- 
ance, and  which  informed  and  strengthened 
the  mind,  rather  than  dissipated  it.  For  this 
reason,  in  many  of  the  amusements  to  which 
youth  resorts,  he  had  no  interest.  Among 
his  papers  was  found,  after  his  death,  a 
game  of  Proverbs,  the  object  of  which  was 


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not  only  to  furnish  diversion,  but  also,  at  the 
same  time,  to  lead  to  memorizing  of  this 
portion  of  the  Word  of  God, 


Rochester,  Feb  y  15,  1875. 
My  dear  Father — 

Many  thanks  for  yours  of  the  11th  inst., 
with  its  inclosure. 

Since  my  last,  I  have  been  on  a  little 
excursion.  Not  feeling  particular!}'-  bright 
last  Thursday,  I  persuaded  Ordway  to  go 
with  me  to  the  Falls.  We  left  on  the  10:05 
train.  At  Lockport  I  ran  across  our  fellow- 
traveler,  met  on  the  St.  Lawrence  on  H.  M. 
S.  S.  "Secret,"  Mr.  McCollum.  We  had  a 
pleasant  chat. 

At  two  we  reached  the  Falls  —  the  weath- 
er we  hoped  to  leave  in  R.  coming  with  us. 
First,  dinner  at  the  Spencer  House,  and  then 
hunt  for  a  sleigh.  Finally  engaged  one  for 
the  P.  M..  for  S'^.oO.  Our  first  visit  was  to 
Prospect  Point.  Imagine  our  appearance  — 
an  old  hack  on  runners,  two  poor  horses, 
three  robes  over  our  knees,  and  the  snow 
blowing  and  eddying  around  us.  and  in  our 
faces,  sometimes  almost  blinding  us;  and  yet 
we  enjoyed  it. 


Visits  Nia- 
gara Palls. 


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* 


-^ 


\-io 


MEMOIR   OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Winter 
landscape. 


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On  the  Point  the  trees  and  foliage  were 
covered  with  iced  snow.  The  pavilion  was 
wreathed  in  the  same  pure  alabaster -like 
covering,  looking  as  beautiful  and  forsaken 
as  the  Palace  at  Versailles  when  we  saw  it, 
or  the  royal  residences  at  Schonbrunnen. 

We  next  crossed  the  rapids  to  Goat 
Island,  and  went  to  Luna  Island.  Here  we 
gained  our  best  view  of  the  American  Fall. 
The  centre  was  obstructed  by  ice,  which  ex- 
tended in  huge  icicles  to  the  bottom  of  the 
Fall.  Many  of  these  were  split  up  into  sev- 
eral, when  near  the  bottom,  making  "fring- 
es "  and  "open  work "  of  singular  beauty.  At 
the  bottom  of  the  Fall  were  large  "mounds," 
from  beneath  which  the  water  pours,  as  we 
saw  it  at  Griindelwald  and  the  Mer  de  Glace. 

Our  next  stopping  place  was  on  the  Tow- 
er-side of  the  island.  There  was  less  ice  on 
the  Canada  Fall,  and  the  mounds  were  not 
so  large.  The  view  up  the  river  was  strik- 
ingly desolate. 

AVe  crossed  the  new  bridge,  the  wind 
blowing  the  sleigh  against  the  railing,  and 
producing  an  undulating  motion  to  the 
bridge,  that  made  a  foot-passenger,  crossing 
at   the   same    time   we    did,    quite    sea -sick. 


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AT    COLLEGE. 


-►:2l 


121 


From  the  Canada  shore  the  view  was  very 
grand.  The  river  below  was  frozen,  and 
huge  masses  were  piled  up  to  an  enormous 
size  and  height.  While  looking  at  this  Fall 
some  large  pieces  of  ice  came  over,  produc- 
ing a  noise  like  the  booming  of  distant  can- 
non. 

Purchasing  a  few  photos,  we  returned 
to  the  Spencer,  well  pleased  with  our  sight- 
seeing. At  8  took  the  return  train;  stormed 
several  snow  drifts,  causing  a  shock  to  the 
whole  train,  and  reached  R.  safely  at  mid- 
night. 

Love  to  mother,  kind  regards  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  J. ,  and  Jeannie  R. 

Your  affectionate  son  Willie. 

The  foregoing  closes  Will's  correspond- 
ence while  in  the  University  at  Rochester. 

His  parents  had  the  pleasure  of  being 
present  at  the  commencement  exercises  in 
Corinthian  Hall,  Rochester,  Wednesday,  June 
;{0,  1875,  and  were  never  more  proud  of  their 
boy  than  when  listening  to  his  manly  ora- 
tion on  that  occasion. 

His  subject  was,  "Why  should  the  State 
Educate?"     His  oration  displayed  excellence 

15 


tioii. 


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■* 


12-2 


MEMOIR   OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


Oration. 


Rough 

draft  of  lii.- 

oration. 


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both  of  style  and  composition;  originality  of 
thought;  and  a  grasp  of  the  subject  seldom 
attained  in  one  of  his  years.  His  delivery 
was  elegant  and  graceful,  eliciting  general 
applause  from  his  immense  audience. 

His  parents  were  equally  gratified  to  find 
their  son  enjoyed  the  friendship  of  a  large 
circle  of  acquaintances,  who  were  lavish  in 
their  praises  of  his  usefulness,  his  purity  of 
life,  and  nobility  of  character. 

He  had  passed  through  this  critical  pe- 
riod, not  only  without  reproach,  but  had 
won  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  with 
whom  he  had  associated  —  an  honor,  in  the 
estimation  of  his  parents,  far  outweighing 
in  value  that  of  a  diploma  from  his  Alma 
Mater,  highly  as  they  prized  that. 

Though  diligent  search  has  been  made 
among  his  papers,  we  have  been  unable  to 
find  a  copy  of  his  oration. 

The  following  "rough  draft,"  copied  from 
his  notes,  gives  an  imperfect  idea  of  the  fin- 
ished oration,  but  covers  its  essential  points: 


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^- 


AT    COLLEGE. 


•28 


■* 


WHY  SHO  ULD  THE  ST  A  TE  ED  ITCA  TE  ? 

It  is  the  function  of  the  State  to  enforce 
respect  for  the  rights  of  property  and  protect 
human  hfe. 

It  is  clearly  the  privilege  of  the  State  to 
maintain  its  own  existence. 

If  these  propositions  are  admitted,  it  fol- 
lows that  it  is  the  duty  of  the  State  to  ele- 
vate the  substrata  of  society,  that  never- 
failing  source  of  peril  to  life,  property,  and 
the  very  existence  of  the  State,  by  providing 
them  the  means  for  a  certain  degree  of  intel- 
lectual training;  not  with  the  State  an  end 
in  itself,  but  simply  a  means  to  an  end. 

There  can  be  no  question  that  every 
individual  needs  a  certain  amount  of  edu- 
cation, that  he  may  intelligently  perform  the 
functions  of  citizenship. 

The  prosperity  of  the  individual  is  the 
prosperity  of  the  State. 

Even  under  despotic  governments  this 
principle  is  recognized  and  acted  upon. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that  one's  man- 
hood is  promoted,  and  his  independence  of 
character  asserted,  by  affording  him  this 
means  of  intellectual  training. 


>b- 


Function 
of  the 
State. 


Duty  of 
the  State. 


Education 
necessary 
to  intelli- 
gent citi- 
zenshii). 


KtUiciitioii 
prnniotes 
niiiiiliood. 


* 


*- 


1^4 


MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


* 


Another 
reason  for 
State  edu- 
cation. 


How  far 
should  the 
State  edu- 
cate? 


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The  truth  of  this  proposition  appears 
self-evident.  Where  the  masses  are  suf- 
fered to  grow  up  in  ignorance,  they  are 
at  all  times  liable  to  become  the  dupes 
of  wily  politicians  and  unscrupulous  dema- 
gogues. 

Another  reason  why  the  State  should 
educate,  exists  in  the  fact  that  we  are  annu- 
ally receiving,  by  immigration,  an  army  of 
foreigners,  essentially  un  -American  in  tastes 
and  habits. 

This  vast  aggregation  of  humanity  can 
in  no  way  be  absorbed  and  assimilated  in 
our  national  life,  and  become  thoroughly 
Americanized  so  effectively,  as  by  placing 
within  their  reach  the  means  of  instruc- 
tion. 

If  it  be  asked,  ''How  far  is  the  State 
warranted  in  carrying  the  education  of  its 
citizens?"  the  reply  is  not  difficult. 

The  object  should  be  kept  steadily  in 
view,  viz. :  to  make  good,  intelligent  citi- 
zens, able  to  understand  our  form  of  gov- 
ernment and  comprehend  its  laws. 

To  accomplish  this,  a  man  is  not  obliged 
to  be  familiar  with  Lecky  on  Morals,  or  puz- 
zle his  brain  over  law  books.     The  rudiments 


■►^ 


AT    COLLEGE. 


1:;>5 


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of  an  education,  or  what  is  usually  known 
as  the  common,  elementary  branches  of 
knowledge,  are  all  that  is  required. 

Certain  visionary  schemers  contend  that 
it  is  the  duty  of  the  State  to  maintain  col- 
leges and  technical  schools.  This  is  clearly 
beyond  the  province  of  the  State.  With 
higher  education  it  has  no  more  to  do  than 
it  has  with  religion. 

It  may,  and  should,  educate  sufficiently 
for  self -protection  —  for  this  an  ornamental 
education  is  not  essential. 

If  this  view  is  correct,  the  State  clearly 
has  no  right  to  appropriate  money  for  college 
buildings,  or  Professors"  salaries.  Such  leg- 
islation is  usurpation.  It  is  using  the  money 
of  the  people  for  the  higher  education  of  a 
privileged  class,  inasmuch  as  a  large  majoi- 
ity  of  the  youth  of  school  age  can  never  reap 
the  benefit  of  a  college  education,  even  if 
provided  at  the  public  expense. 

If  a  common  school  education  is  suffi- 
cient to  meet  the  demands  of  the  State,  the 
State  education  should  there  stop. 

If  it  is  necessary  for  the  State  to  train 
teachers  for  common  schools,  let  this  be 
done:  but.    at  the  same    time,    let    care   be 


^ 


The  Stall- 

slioukl  not 

iiiaiiitaiu 

colleges. 


<  )i-ii;uii('ii- 

tal  I'diicH- 

tioii  not 

«»ssontial. 


Common 
scliools. 


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^ 


1  -21; 


* 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


KmMU'ons 
views. 


Must  not 
odiicate  a 
lew  at  the 

I'XpCIlSO  of 

the  many. 


Aristocra- 
cy. 


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taken  that  all  the  people  should  share  di- 
rectly in  the  benefits. 

Misled  by  the  notion  that  a  republic  con- 
templates not  merely  the  political,  but  the 
social  and  intellectual  equality  of  its  citizens, 
the  champions  of  public  colleges  claim  that 
every  boy  in  the  land  must  be  furnished,  at 
public  cost,  with  facilities  for  studying  chem- 
istry, farming,  engineering,  and  even  the 
dead  languages.  Such  views  are  anti- re- 
publican, and  wholly  at  variance  with  the 
spirit  of  our  institutions. 

No  logic,  however  subtle,  can  make  it 
consistent  with  the  true  ideas  of  a  republic 
to  confer  upon  the  State  the  duty  or  right  to 
educate  the  few  at  the  expense  of  the  many. 
Such  a  policy  consists  better  with  aristocracy 
than  democracy. 

After  spending  a  few  months  in  recrea- 
tion, Will  returned  once  more  to  his  home, 
to  prosecute  his  studies  for  the  legal  profes- 
sion. He  entered,  with  his  accustomed  zeal, 
into  all  activities  of  the  church  and  Sunday 
School,  never  growing  weary  of  them,  never 
faltering,  but  devoting  to  them  all  the  ener- 
gies of  his  being. 


* 


* 


■^ 


AT    HOxME. 


He  presided  at  the  piano  in  the  Home 
school,  with  such  skill  and  good  taste,  as 
made  him  an  universal  favorite;  he  was 
teacher  of  a  class  in  the  Home  school,  in 
the  morning,  and  in  Kendall  Chapel,  in  the 
afternoon.  Constant  in  his  attendance  upon 
meetings;  ready  to  contribute  to  his  utmost 
in  promoting  their  usefulness;  always  prompt 
in  offering  his  services  where  they  might  be 
the  most  useful;  liberal  in  his  pecuniary  con- 
tributions to  every  benevolent  and  worthy 
object;  cheerful  in  rendering  assistance  to 
his  father  by  every  means  in  his  power,  he 
sought,  unselfishly  and  unostentatiously,  to 
devote  himself  to  the  Church  of  Christ  and 
the  good  of  his  fellow-  men. 

In  October,  187G,  he  entered  the  junior 
class  in  the  Law  School  of  Columbian  Uni- 
versity, and,  at  the  same  time,  enrolled 
himself  among  the  students  of  the  Wash- 
ington Business  College  for  a  year's  study 
in  practical  business  methods. 

In  June.  1876.  he  graduated  from  the 
college,  with  the  honor  of  the  Valedictory. 
He  acquired  a  leading  influence  over  his 
fellow- students,  and  won  the  respect  and 
confidence  of  his  teachers,  wlio  expressed  a 


>±^ 


AbDUiui- 

ing  ill 

cliurpli 

Work. 


Kilters 

I.ilW 

Scliool  and 
Business 


(>i':i<lii;iti's 
fiMiii  Hiisi- 

IH'SS  Cdl- 


■>±< 


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128 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Valedic- 
tory. 


Voyage  of 
life. 


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strong  desire  to   have   him   remain    in    the 
college  as  an  instructor. 

His  Valedictory,  on  the  occasion  of  his 
graduation  from  the  Business  College,  de- 
livered at  Lincoln  Hall,  Thursday  night, 
June  1,   1870,  was  as   follows: 

VALEDICTORY  BY  W.  S.  STICKNEY.- 
The  ship,  about  to  enter  upon  a  perilous 
voyage,  with  sails  spread  to  the  favoring 
wind,  dismisses  the  pilot  whose  skill  has 
directed  her  course  through  the  intricacies  of 
the  harbor,  and  so  breaks  the  only  remain- 
ing link  that  binds  her  to  her  native  land. 

We,  the  graduating  class  of  this  college, 
started  on  our  course  by  skillful  navigators, 
to-night  cast  off  our  moorings,  and,  with 
buoyant  hopes,  enter  upon  the  voyage  of 
life,  fraught  with  perils,  but  full  of  grand 
possibilities. 

To-night  past  scenes  crowd  our  mem- 
ories, and,  while  our  minds  are  filled  with 
pleasing  reminiscences,  we  are  forced  to  the 
reality  that  henceforth  new  experiences,  new 
associations,  and  new  duties  await  us.  The 
pleasures  of  memor}^,  however,  are  still  ours 
to  enjoy  and  cherish;  photographed  on  the 


* 


mind  by  a  process  more  beautiful  and  more 
mysterious  than  man's  philosopliy  ever  de- 
vised, and  with  a  distinctness  that  time  itself 
cannot  efface,  we  bear  them  with  us,  precious 
treasures,  mementoes  of  the  days  that  are  past. 

Our  attachment  to  this  Business  College 
is  no  sentiment,  no  figment  of  the  imagina- 
tion, but  true  and  genuine,  founded,  as  it  is, 
upon  the  knowledge  experience  gives  us  of 
its  great  influence  and  importance.  Let  it  be 
understood  we  are  not  of  those  who  decry 
the  importance  of  classical  learning,  of  cul- 
ture, and  all  the  adornments  of  a  finished 
education.  But  life  is,  now- a -days,  emphat- 
ically, a  struggle;  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
affairs  is  absolutely  necessary  to  him  who 
would  cope  successfully  with  the  exigencies 
and  difficulties  to  be  encountered. 

The  foundation  must  be  deep  and  solid  if 
the  superstructure  would  survive.  A  busi- 
ness training  is  to  a  business  man  what  dis- 
cipline is  to  an  army. 

Our  banks  and  mercantile  houses  are 
full  of  cripples,  who  go  limping  through  life, 
when  a  few  years  of  study  in  the  Business 
College  would  have  rendered  them  efficient 
and  successful. 


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Impor- 
tance of 
classical 
training. 


Practical 
knowl- 
edge. 


-* 


* 


"* 


i:50 


MEMOIR  OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Motluxls. 


* 


With  our  school  -  room  divided  into  streets 
and  squares,  the  real  estate  agent  finds  am- 
ple opportunity  to  ply  his  vocation  and  real- 
ize handsome  profits. 

The  College  Bank,  instituted  on  the  true 
Jackson  theory  of  hard  money,  discounts 
notes  with  good  endorsers,  fears  no  suspen- 
sion, draws  its  bills  of  exchange,  and  issues 
its  notes  redeemable  at  maturity.  Its  capital 
is  uniinpaired,  its  management  honest,  its 
assets  always  exceeding  its  liabilities. 

Our  transportation  and  commission  busi- 
ness, successfully  conducted  on  a  sound  basis, 
leads  one  into  all  the  intricacies  of  trade  and 
commerce. 

Neither  is  the  art  preservative  of  all  arts 
here  neglected.  The  newspaper  taxes  the 
brain  and  calls  into  exercise  the  talent  of 
him  who  would  enlighten  his  fellow- students 
upon  the  current  questions  of  the  times. 

These  are  but  an  outline  of  the  methods 
and  processes  by  which  a  student  can,  in  a 
brief  space,  furnish  himself  with  the  means 
of  usefulness  and  success. 

As  the  great  mass  of  mankind  hurries 
restlessly  on,  ever  seeking  and  never  satis- 
fied,  the    inefficient    and    the    sluggard  are 


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rudely  thrust  aside  or  are  trodden  down. 
Selfishness  loves  few  and  pities  none.  Al- 
though each  may  persuade  himself  he  is 
seeking  the  "greatest  good  of  the  greatest 
number,"  the  ''greatest  number"  is  gener- 
ally number  one.  and  the  "greatest  good" 
his  own  aggrandizement. 

The  merchant  of  to-day  has  the  whole 
world  for  his  market,  and  all  its  inhabitants 
for  customers.  The  iron  horse  has  supplant- 
ed the  slow  coaches  in  which  our  ancestors 
rode.  The  lightning  has  been  civilized,  and 
is  now  our  swift -winged  messenger,  anni- 
hilating time  and  space.  The  ends  of  the 
earth  are  within  speaking  distance,  and  its 
most  remote  inhabitant  is  our  neighbor. 
With  all  these  advantages,  the  sine  qua  non 
of  the  business  man  of  to-day  is  energy  and 
brains.  Taught  how  to  use  his  braius.  and 
all  direct<^'d  by  a  true  morality,  a  young 
man's  possibilities  are  as  illimitable  as  truth, 
as  sublime  as  immortality. 

The  graduating  class  of  '76  is  the  Cen- 
tennial offering  of  the  Washington  Business 
College.  T  is  ours  to  enter  upon  the  active 
duties  of  life  with  greater  responsibilities 
and    greater    advantages    than    were    ever 


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given  to  man  before.  There  is  laid  at  our 
feet  the  experience  of  the  grandest  centu- 
ry in  the  history  of  the  world.  A  period 
marked  by  no  such  peaceful  grandeur  as 
characterized  the  Augustan  age,  or  the 
Elizabethan  era — but  one  eminent  for  its 
mighty  men,  for  its  advance  in  physical  and 
metaphysical  research,  and  for  the  develop- 
ment of  an  idea  at  once  sublime  and  God- 
like; the  idea,  cherished  by  every  American 
heart,  that  all  men  are  created  free  and 
equal.  Inaugurated  when  John  Hancock 
and  his  compatriots  signed  the  immortal 
Declaration  of  Independence,  consummated 
when  Abraham  Lincoln  gave  to  the  world 
the  Proclamation  of  Emancipation. 

As  Newton  stood  on  Kepler's  shoulders, 
it  will  be  expected  of  us  that,  resting  on  the 
experience  and  knowledge  of  the  past,  we 
will  reach  up  still  higher,  grasp  grander 
truths,  solve  mightier  problems,  and  so  help 
enlarge  the  horizon  of  human  knowledge. 

We  leave  our  halls  of  study  and  pleasure 
with  regret.  We  linger  to  say  good  -  bye  to 
you  whose  genius  has  directed  our  studies 
and  inspired  us  with  a  noble  ambition.  We 
shall  endeavor  to  profit  by  your  counsel,  and 


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bring  no  discredit  upon  our  college.  May 
you  be  spared  these  many  years  as  faithful 
guides  to  the  young  of  Washington;  and 
when  these  days  draw  to  a  close  may  they 
be  radiant  with  a  beauty  that  shall  be  a 
promise  of  the  joy  and  happiness  beyond. 

To  you,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  who  have 
so  kindly  listened  to  our  exercises,  we  extend 
our  thanks.  We  commend  to  your  care  and 
good -will  the  Business  College  of  Washing- 
ton. Honored  by  the  lives  of  its  former 
graduates,  may  its  reputation  be  still  further 
enhanced  by  those  now  taking  their  leave. 

From  the  Business  College  we  graduate 
into  the  great  common  school  of  life.  We 
enter  with  you  in  the  race  for  success,  and, 
seeking  it  on  the  basis  of  truth,  we  know  we 
shall  succeed,  for  though 

"Truth  is  ever  on  the  scaffold, 

And  Wrong  is  ever  on  the  throne, 
Vet  that  scaffold  sways  the  future  ; 

And  behind  the  great  unknown 
Standeth  God  within  the  shadow, 
Keeping  watch  above  His  own." 


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ness. 


Zoal  as  a 

stiulciit. 


Hoalth. 


Literary 
('lull. 

Music. 


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Will  continued  his  studies  at  the  Law- 
school,  giving,  also,  much  time  in  assisting 
his  father. 

He  seemed  to  derive  real  pleasure  in  be- 
ing useful  to  others,  though  far  from  enjoy- 
ing good  health. 

His  anxiety  to  sustain  himself  among  his 
fellow  law- students,  often  kept  him  at  his 
studies  when  he  should  have  been  in  the 
open  air,  seeking  recreation. 

Many  a  night,  when  poring  over  his 
books  till  a  late  hour,  has  he  been  told  to 
lay  them  aside  and  go  to  bed.  But  though 
of  weak  constitution,  he  was  seldom  totally 
disabled  by  sickness.  He  was  generally  able 
to  attend  recitation  at  Law- school,  and  sel- 
dom, or  never,  absent  from  church  or  Sunday 
School. 

He  mingled  but  little  in  society,  and  had 
but  a  limited  circle  of  acquaintance  outside 
the  church. 

He  had  joined  a  literary  club,  in  whose 
meetings  he  took  great  pleasure. 

Music,  vocal  and  instrumental,  always 
afforded  him  recreation  and  satisfaction.  He 
was  always  happy,  when,  with  four  or  five 
of  his  musical  friends  about  him,  he  would 


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lead  them  on  the  piano  in  rendering  some 
favorite  glee,  anthem,  or  song. 

On  June,  13,  1877,  he  was  graduated  with 
his  class  from  the  Law- school,  and  received 
his  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws. 

He  immediately  joined  with  others  in 
forming  a  post-graduate  class,  for  one  year 
more  of  advanced  study,  and  would  have 
been  graduated  with  his  class,  receiving  a 
degree  of  Master  of  Laws,  but  for  his  ab- 
sence in  the  west.  He  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice at  the  bar  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
July  2,  1877. 

Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  1,  KS77. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

I  will  answer  yours  of  the  25th,  and 
father's  of  the  30th,  together. 

The  indefiniteness  of  your  plans  is  re- 
freshing. You  know,  here,  it  is.  get  up  in 
the  morning,  drink  spring -water,  eat  break- 
fast, read  awhile,  spring -water,  eat,  more 
reading,  spring- water,  eat.  spring- water, 
and  to  bed  —  so,  to  have  to  do  witli  some- 
tliing  not  fixed  by  any  rule,  is  very  re- 
freshing. 

Mrs.  H.  has  just  asked,  ''When  do  you 


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(iraduatt's 

from  Law 

SclKx.I. 


Piirtlier 
stiulii'.s. 


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Visits  in- 
sane asy- 
lum at 
Ovid.  N.  Y. 


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expect  your  father  and  mother?"  Mrs.  B. 
asked  the  same  question.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H. 
repeated  the  same  interrogatory.  The  last 
time  I  saw  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  I  enhghtened 
their  minds  on  the  subject.  Dr.  A.  and  Dr. 
K.,  from  Rochester,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  F.,  from 
Bangor,  and  numerous  other  friends,  are  in 
pursuit  of  similar  information. 

I  have  busied  myself  in  investigating 
causes  of  pauperism  and  modes  of  relief. 

Sunday  I  met  Drs.  Anderson  and  Ken- 
drick  at  church.  Dr.  A.  is  on  his  way  to 
Ovid,  N.  Y. ,  to  examine  an  insane  asylum; 
so  I  accompanied  him,  with  three  other 
members  of  the  State  Board  of  Charities. 

At  Geneva  we  took  a  boat  and  went 
down  Seneca  Lake  twenty  miles  to  the  asy- 
lum. It  is  beautifully  located  on  a  large 
farm  on  the  shore  of  the  lake  —  high  ground, 
which  commands  a  fine  view  of  the  lake  and 
surrounding  country. 

I  wish  you  would  come  here,  that  way, 
via  Bait,  and  Harrisburg  to  Watkins,  thence 
by  boat,  forty  miles,  to  Geneva;  from  there 
by  rail  to  Schenectady  here. 

We  reached  the  asylum  yesterday  a.  m., 
about   10 :  30.      This   is   a  receptacle  for  the 


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worst  forms  of  disease  in  all  the  county  hos- 
pitals.    1,250  inmates. 

The  buildings  are  in  groups  of  about  five 
two  -  story  brick  wards.  An  eighth  of  a  mile 
separates  the  two  sexes.  It  seemed  almost 
too  bad  to  put  nature's  deformities  where  her 
beauties  were  so  striking;  but  it  is  right  they 
should  be  made  as  happy  as  possible.  I 
do  n't  think  I  should  make  a  good  Insane 
Hosp.  Supt. 

Dr.  Anderson  has  returned  to  Rochester; 
left  regards  for  you  and  father. 

Please  send  some  more  religious  papers. 
Love  to  father. 

Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

In  October,  1875,  he  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Calvary  Christian  League,  an 
organization  composed  principally  of  the 
young  people  of  the  church  and  Sunday 
School,  for  nuitual  improvement  and  social 
intercourse. 

At  the  expiration  of  the  first  year,  he 
was  reelected  for  another  term.  In  accept- 
ing the  position,  he  delivered  a  brief  address, 
defining  the  object  of  the  organization. 

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President 

of  Calvary 

Christian 

Lea^n*^- 


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Among  his  papers  was  found  the  follow- 
ing "points"  of  his  speech: 

"Analyze  the  name  —  Calvary  Christian 
League.  Name  is  the  body,  the  idea  is  the 
soul.  The  body  demands  respect  as  it  furn- 
ishes a  habitation  for  the  soul.  Give  brief 
sketch  of  the  life  of  Christ,  whose  birth  was 
heralded  by  notes  of  joy,  chanted  by  angelic 
choirs,  ravishing  the  ears  of  the  wondering 
shepherds  on  Bethlehem's  plain.  Christ  a 
paragon  of  excellence,  the  personification  of 
Truth  an.d  Virtue.  We  are  His  representa- 
tives, and  if  true  disciples,  must  illustrate 
His  life  in  our  lives.  The  League  was  not 
formed  for  pleasure  merely;  to  tie  it  to  such 
limits,  would  make  it  unworthy  the  name." 

On  retiring  from  office,  at  the  expira- 
tion of  his  second  term,  1877,  he  expressed 
a  strong  desire  for  the  future  prosperity  and 
usefulness  of  the  League.  He  called  partic- 
ular attention  to  the  name  of  the  organiza- 
tion, defining  the  word  "Christian"  as  em- 
bracing all  the  intellectual,  social,  and  moral 
qualities  of  man's  nature.  He  considered 
growth,  a  principle  of  the  christian  life  — 
when  development  ceases,  decay  begins ;  this 


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is  as  true  of  an  organization  like  this  as  of 
an  individual. 

During  the  last  year  of  his  administra- 
tion, thirty- five  new  members  were  added, 
and  $327.76  was  received.  This  money  was 
appropriated  for  the  l)enefit  of  the  poor  in 
the  S.  S. ,  for  foreign  missions,  sewing  -  circle, 
repairing  church  furniture.  &c. 

In  the  early  part  of  1877,  the  President 
approved  a  bill  appropriating  $20,000  for  the 
relief  of  the  destitute  poor  of  the  city  of 
Washington.  A  commission  was  appointed 
to  carry  it  into  effect.  During  the  following 
months  of  the  winter  and  spring.  Will  gave 
the  whole  of  his  time  to  aid  the  commission, 
of  which  his  father  had  been  made  President. 
As  indicative  not  only  of  his  zeal  in  every 
good  work,  but  also  of  his  administrative 
ability,  a  portion  of  the  report  he  made  to 
the  board  is  here  given. 

Extract  from  Report  of  W.  S.  Stickney 
TO  the  Relief  Commission. 

"Since  our  city  is  the  seat  of  Govern- 
ment, it  presents  the  singular  appearance  of 


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Results 


Relief 

('<nnmis- 

sion. 


ReiMirt  to 
the  Coin- 
mission. 


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tioii  of  the 
Capital. 


Calls  for 
relief. 


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a  metropolis  without  manufacturing  or  com- 
mercial interests.  It  has  little  or  no  interest, 
outside  of  the  local  trades  and  government 
patronage,  that  are  essential  to  comfortable 
living.  Its  population  comprises  many  non- 
residents, allured  from  comfortable  homes 
by  the  ignis  fatuus  of  a  government  office. 
Discharged  from  the  departments,  their 
means  of  subsistence  are  cut  off,  and  large 
numbers  are  thus  thrown  upon  the  tender 
mercies  of  the  charitable  for  relief. 

"Besides  these,  there  is  another  large 
class,  too  ignorant  and  lazy  to  make  them- 
selves useful  to  themselves  or  any  one  else, 
who  stand  at  our  doors  appealing  for  assist- 
ance. This  class,  so  erroneously  and  unfor- 
tunately called  the  'nation's  wards,'  compris- 
es nearly  one -third  of  our  population,  and 
received  over  eighty  per  cent,  of  the  help 
given  by  the  Relief  Commission  during  the 
past  year. 

"Since  the  late  war  of  the  rebellion  our 
city  has  been  the  head  -  quarters  for  these 
people,  and,  since  in  prosperous  seasons  they 
can  with  difficulty  take  care  of  themselves, 
in  these  'hard  times'  the  relief  office  is  be- 
sieged for  bread  and  clothing  for  men,  wo- 


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men,  and  children  in  every  grade  of  want 
and  destitution. 

"  These  are  the  principal  classes  that 
demanded  our  attention  and  assistance  dur- 
ing the  past  year. 

****** 

"On  the  5th  of  Feb'y.  1877,  the  President 
of  the  U.  S.  approved  a  bill  appropriating 
twenty  thousand  dollars  for  the  'destitute 
poor  of  this  city."  to  be  disbursed  by  the 
Relief  Commission. 

"Such  a  large  sum  of  money  doubtless 
attracted  some  who  had  previously  managed 
to  do  without  aid.  But  the  absence  of  any 
law  of  settlement,  or  authority  to  send  immi- 
grant paupers  home,  made  it  difficult  to  dis- 
criminate between  those  who  had  moved 
into  the  city  to  avail  themselves  of  this  aid. 
and  our  own  needy  citizens. 

"The  commission  endeavored  to  prevent 
this  immigration  by  adopting  a  rule,  which 
the  visitors  were  instructed  to  see  enforced, 
that  no  application  should  be  received  from 
any  who  had  not  resided  at  least  a  month  in 
the  city. 

"The  number  of  those  who  received  aid 
from  the  twenty  thousand  dollars  a])])r(ipria- 


Aiiin'uiiri- 
at  ion  tor 
tlio  i>oor 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Aid  fjivoii. 


mode  of 
Hiving  nid. 


Principal 
causi>  of 
liovcrty. 


ted  by   Congress,  was   U,358,       ISTumber  of 
families  helped,  8,191. 

****** 

•'The  primary  object  of  all  charitable 
organizations,  should  be  to  relieve  distress, 
and,  at  the  same  time,  to  administer  relief  in 
such  a  way  as  to  diminish  pauperism. 

' '  There  is  nothing  incompatible  with  this 
idea  in  the  granting  of  out  -  door  relief,  if  it 
is  bestowed  judiciously  and  systematically. 
But  it  should  be  so  given,  that  the  applicants 
will  be  compelled  to  resort  to  other  means  of 
obtaining  a  living  than  the  monthly  rations 
provided  by  the  city. 

'•The  principal  cause  of  pauperism  in 
our  city,  directly  or  indirectly,  is  intemper- 
ance, greatly  aggravated  by  the  want  of  em- 
ployment. 

•  •  It  would  be  more  economical  to  support 
the  paupers  in  the  work -house,  and  provide 
for  the  children  industrial  schools  and  homes, 
thus  relieving  the  pauper  class  of  those  who 
would  otherwise  follow  the  example  of  their 
parents  in  idleness  and  vice,  and  thus  train- 
ing them  to  habits  of  industry  and  useful- 
ness. 

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adopted  by  many  social  economists,  that 
pauperism  is  hereditary.  Men  and  women 
are  not  constitutionally  paupers,  but  become 
such  from  their  surroundings  or  environ- 
ment. Improve  these,  and  the  evil  is  greatly 
diminished,  if  not  effectually  cured. 

"Most  of  the  families  applying  for  aid 
have  in  them  able-bodied  men.  who  either 
cannot  find  employment,  or  are  determined 
not  to  work. 

"We  would  not  recommend,  as  a  meas- 
ure of  charity,  the  employment  by  tlie  gov- 
ernment of  those  temporarih^  without  work, 
at  their  full  value.  The  disastrous  opera- 
tions of  such  a  system  have  been  too  fully 
demonstrated  in  France,  during  the  last  hun- 
dred  years,  to  call  for  adoption  here. 

"The  evil  of  the  Ateliers  natioiian.v 
was,  that  they  attracted  laborers,  by  paying 
the  full  value  of  their  service;  so  that  what 
was  intended  as  a  charity,  many  came  to 
demand  as  a  rujlit. 

"If  fifty  cents  a  day  were  given  to  such 
employees,  the  objection  to  the  French  sys- 
tem would  be  obviated.  For.  while  tliis 
would  be  sufficient  to  supi)ly  a  family  with 
bread  and  fuel,   it  would  not  l)e  enough  to 


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isni  not  iii- 

liorited. 


A  Krciicli 
iiiistjiki'. 


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Prpiiiiuin 
1)11  idlo- 

nps.s. 


Misdiri'ct- 
('(1  fliiirity. 


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tempt  laborers  from  other  work,  or  to  hold 
them,  if  any  other  employment  could  be  ob- 
tained. 

' '  When  the  applicant  is  assisted  by  pub- 
lic charity,  he  is  regarded,  and  regards  him- 
self, as  a  public  dependent.  His  shiftlessness 
is  encouraged,  and  his  children  taught  the 
lesson  —  once  learned,  never  forgotten  —  that 
the  government  virtually  pays  a  premium 
for  idleness. 

"It  has  been  hinted,  that  some  families 
move  into  the  city  to  avail  themselves  of  the 
aid  given  to  the  poor.  This  immigration 
should  be  discouraged,  and  to  accomplish 
this,  the  city  government  should  have  au- 
thority to  send  these  people  back  to  their 
homes.  This  plan  works  well  in  other  pla- 
ces, and  deserves  a  trial  here. 

"During  the  past  year  it  came  to  our 
knowledge  that  several  families  were  actu- 
ally relieved  from  work  by  the  aid  given  by 
the  various  relief  societies.  They  were  sup- 
ported by  charity.  Such  a  system  is  worse 
than  none,  as  it  conceals  the  imposter  and 
encourages  the  lazy. 

"To  prevent  such  frauds,  all  societies 
granting    out  -  door    relief,    should    send    to 


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some  central  office,  daily,  the  names  and 
residences  of  those  assisted  the  day  before. 

• '  Whatever  is  done  for  the  poor,  should 
be  of  a  permanent  character.  Owing  to  the 
want  of  powers  of  the  Commission,  many 
last  year  were  helped  only  to  be  helped 
again.  If  they  are  confirmed  paupers,  not 
able  to  take  care  of  themselves,  they  should 
be  put  by  themselves.  The  welfare  of  soci- 
ety demands  it.  If  they  are  only  tempo- 
rarily distressed,  it  is  the  interest  of  society 
to  help  them  on  their  feet  again,  without 
pauperizing  them. 

"Oftentimes  the  visitors  find  applicants 
too  old  and  infirm  to  work.  It  would  seem 
to  be  the  dictates  of  true  charity  and  human- 
ity, that  these  poor,  old  and  disabled  people 
should  be  sent  to  the  poor  -  house,  where  they 
may  have  more  of  the  comforts  of  life. 

"Children  are  sometimes  found,  who, 
with  no  friends  to  care  for  them,  depend 
entirely  upon  begging  for  their  daily  subsist- 
ence. They  are  waifs,  exposed  to  every 
form  of  vice  and  crime,  and  will  eventually 
be  found  in  our  gaols  and  penitentiaries. 


"In  conclusion,  allow  me  to  recapitulate 

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Sugges- 
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Recom- 
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the  recommendations  presented  in  the  fore- 
going: 

"1.  The  District  Government  should  es- 
tablish a  '  Labor  Bureau '  for  the  employment 
of  men  whose  families  apply  for  aid — the 
wages  being  considerably  below  the  usual 
rate,  but  sufficient  for  maintaining  subsist- 
ence. 

"2.  That  orders  be  given,  that  any  ap- 
plicant for  aid,  having  a  legal  settlement 
elsewhere,  be  sent  to  his  home. 

"3.  That  all  societies  granting  out -door 
relief,  be  requested  to  send  to  the  central 
office,  daily,  a  list  of  the  names  and  residen- 
ces of  those  assisted  the  previous  day. 

"4.  For  every  five  hundred  dollars  ap- 
propriated by  Congress  to  benevolent  institu- 
tions in  this  District,  the  Relief  Commission 
be  entitled  to  send  one  inmate  for  one  year. 

"5.  That  the  Relief  Commission  be  con- 
stituted a  visiting  board,  to  visit  all  the  char- 
itable institutions  in  the  District,  at  least 
once  a  year,  to  examine  the  condition  and 
management  of  such  institutions,  and  report 
the  same  to  the  city  government.  This  sys- 
tem is  found  to  work  well  in  the  State  of 
New  York. 


-* 


^- 


■* 


AT    HOME. 


u: 


''In  these  suggestions  no  extra  expense 
would  be  involved,  except,  perhaps,  in  the 
labor  bureau,  and,  in  that  case,  the  benefit 
would  more  than  compensate  for  the  outlay. 

"Respectfully  submitted. 

"W.  S.  Stickney." 


Foasiliili- 

ty  of  tliese 

suggos- 

tiOMS. 


>±f- 


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* * 


CHAPTER   IV. 


FIRST    UTE    COMMISSION. 


"Not  the  place  honors  the  man,  but  the  man  the  place." 

The  day  is  short,  and  the  work  is  great.  It  is  not  incumbent  upon 
thee  to  complete  the  work  ;  but  thou  must  not,  therefore,  cease  from 
it.  If  thou  hast  worked  much,  great  shall  be  thy  reward ;  for  the 
Master  who  employed  thee  is  faithful  in  his  payments.  But  know  that 
the  true  reward  is  not  of  this  world. — Talmud. 


^ * 


* 


UTE    COMMISSION. 


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151 


cy^ONGRESS  passed  a  law,  approved  May 
^J'  3,  1878,  for  the  appointment  of  a  Special 
Commission  to  negotiate  with  the  Ute  In- 
dians in  Colorado,  for  the  consolidation  of 
all  the  bands  into  one  agency,  and  for  the 
extinguishment  of  their  right  to  the  southern 
portion  of  their  reservation.  Gen.  Edward 
Hatch,  of  the  army,  N.  C.  McFarland,  of 
Kansas,  and  Wm.  Stickney,  of  Washington, 
constituted  the  commission.  W.  S.  Stickney 
was  appointed  Secretary  and  Disbursing  Of- 
ficer. 

The  Commission  met  and  organized  at 
Manitou,  near  Pike's  Peak,  Colorado.  July 
30,  1878. 

The  unusual  altitude  or  peculiar  climatic 
conditions  of  this  region  so  affected  me,  that, 
fearing  I  should  be  an  obstruction  to  the 
work  of  the  Commission,  and  meeting  ex- 
Governor  Morrill,  of  Maine,  at  Manitou, 
with  his  consent,  I  telegraphed  the  Presi- 
dent, suggesting  that  he  be  appointed  in 
my  place,  at  the  same  time  announcing  my 
resignation  on  account  of  ill  health.  This 
change  was  immediately  effected. 

Gen.  Clinton  B.  Fisk  was  present,  repre- 
senting the  Board  of  Indian  Commissicmers. 


>±^ 


ute  Com- 
mission. 


Apiioiiit- 
ment. 


Cliaiigc. 


4« 


*- 


1  .V2 


MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


±ii 


Kolipst'  of 
tlie  sun. 


•lourney- 
ing. 


Uliiiipses 

of  glorious 

tliiiifrs. 


*■ 


After  remaining  several  days  at  Manitou, 
where  we  had  the  intense  satisfaction  of 
witnessing  the  total  eclipse  of  the  sun  on  the 
30th  of  July,  the  Commission,  accompanied 
by  Gen.  Fisk  and  myself,  proceeded  to  Ala- 
mosa, the  terminus  of  the  Denver  and  Rio 
Grande  R.  R.,  crossing,  en  route,  the  cele- 
brated Veta  Pass, 

We  remained  at  Alamosa  a  day  or  two, 
waiting  for  the  military  escort  which  was  to 
accompany  the  Commission  to  Los  Pinos  and 
other  points  in  southern  Colorado. 

The  Commission  started  on  their  long 
journey  over  mountains,  plains,  and  valleys, 
while  Gen.  Fisk  and  I  returned  east,  stop- 
ping to  visit  the  Indian  Territory  on  our  way. 

The  following  extracts  from  a  letter  of 
my  son,  gives  interesting  incidents  and  im- 
pressions by  the  way: 

"Since  my  last  letter,  which  was  from 
Manitou,  our  camp  has  moved  all  through 
the  famous  San  Juan  mining  country.  I  can 
give  you  but  glimpses  of  the  glorious  things 
we  saw  in  that  almost  unknown  land.  The 
ride  to  Alamosa,  over  the  narrow- guage 
(gouge  it  should  be  called,  for  charging  ten 


■* 


>^' 


UTE    COMMISSION. 


■ti 


153 


cents  a  mile),  was  rather  devoid  of  interest, 
excepting  the  Veta  Pass.  This'  R.  R.  feat 
our  Colorado  friends  seem  never  to  tire  talk- 
ing about.  Not  having  money  enough  to 
tunnel  the  mountain,  the  railroad  company 
went  over  it.  The  summit  is  9,339  feet  above 
the  sea,  and  the  average  grade  for  31i  miles 
is  211  feet  to  the  mile.  One  sharp  curve  of 
30  degrees,  with  a  radius  of  193  feet,  called 
the  'mule  shoe,' is  one  of  the  sights.  As  a 
piece  of  engineering,  this  is  no  great  wonder, 
as  the  road  sticks  close  to  the  mountain  side, 
and  the  certainty  of  reaching  the  top  only 
depends  on  the  strength  of  the  locomotive. 
But  the  view  down  the  valley  is  very  fine  — 
the  Spanish  peaks  looming  up  on  the  foot- 
hills five  or  six  thousand  feet  and  overlook- 
ing the  prairie  plains  that  extend  as  far  as 
the  eye  can  reach.  The  ride  down  the 
mountain  was  on  the  double-quick,  but  a 
heavy  shower  and  thick,  black  clouds  pre- 
vented our  seeing  any  thing  of  the  country. 

"Alamosa,  the  present  terminus  of  the 
road,  affords  two  hotels.  We  stopped  at  the 
Perry  House.  The  proprietor,  Joe  Perry,  as 
he  is  familiarly  called,  came  originally  from 
Chester,   N.    Y.      The  chief  end   of  his  life 


View 

down  the 

valley. 


Kajiid 
t^aIl^s^t. 


•If 


■* 


* 


l.U 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


* 


Prairie 
schoonors 


* 


appears  to  be  to  'keep  a  first-class  hotel 
on  the  frontier.'  He  has  already  built  six- 
teen hotels,  following  the  western  terminus 
of  the  Kansas  Pacific,  Atchison,  Topeka  and 
Santa  Fe,  and  now  of  the  Denver  and  Rio 
Grande  Railroad.  On  the  23d  of  last  June 
his  guests  took  breakfast  in  his  hotel  at  Gar- 
land City,  and  tea  in  the  same  house  at 
Alamosa,  30  miles  beyond.  After  breakfast 
the  house  was  taken  apart  in  sections,  loaded 
on  fifteen  cars,  transferred  to  the  new  town, 
and  reerected. 

''We  reached  Alamosa  the  7th  of  Au- 
gust. The  town  was  then  two  months  old, 
with  a  population  of  six  or  eight  hundred. 
The  town  was  in  process  of  construction. 
Houses  almost  finished,  half  built,  some  with 
only  the  foundations  laid,  could  be  seen  all 
around.  Prairie  schooners  brought  families 
from  Del  Norte,  thirty  miles  beyond,  to 
locate  in  the  new  town;  and  a  few  came 
directly  from  the  east.  Freight  trains  load- 
ed with  houses,  the  owners  sitting  on  top, 
steamed  in  from  Garland.  All  about  the 
town  were  tents  and  covered  wagons,  serv- 
ing as  houses  till  more  substantial  ones  could 
be  roofed  in. 


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UTE    COMMISSION. 


->±( 


155 


"The  town  is  located  in  the  middle  of 
the  Rio  Grande  valley,  about  a  mile  west 
of  the  river.  The  valley  is  sixty  miles  wide, 
and  four  hundred  long;  is  skirted  by  high 
mountains,  and  is  covered  with  a  luxuriant 
growth  of  sage  brush,  grease  wood,  and 
cactus.  It  is  said,  that,  with  'irrigation,' 
this  valley  may  be  made  to  blossom  as  the 
rose.  A  friend  —  a  Colorado  enthusiast  — 
would  picture  us  picking  bananas,  oranges, 
and  other  tropical  fruits  from  the  groves  of 
San  Luis  Park  —  Nous  verrons.  The  dust 
is  an  inch  or  two  deep,  and  so  filled  with 
alkali  that  it  is  especially  disagreeable  to 
the  eyes.  Its  presence  in  such  quantities  is 
accounted  for  on  the  theory  that  the  rocks 
on  the  mountains  have  become  disintegrated 
and  blown  into  the  valley.  No  gardens  have 
been  started  yet;  hence  living  is  expensive. 
Most  of  the  vegetables  come  by  rail  from 
Kansas,  thirty- six  hours  distant,  and  are  re- 
shipped  at  Pueblo.  The  Texas  herds  furnish 
most  of  the  meat.  We  observed  several  Chi- 
nese, in  their  national  costume  and  the  inev- 
itable pig -tail,  who  seemed  to  be  doing  a 
good   business. 

"There  we  bade  farewell  to  what  civili- 


Rio 

Grande 
valley. 


Dust. 


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* 


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15(; 


■^ 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Farowcll 
to  civili- 
zation. 

Tlio  (Jon- 
oral. 


Till'  .ludfii 


The  (iov- 
erni'i'. 


Tlio  Poc 
tor. 


The  Cap- 
tain. 


The  Colo 
iicl. 


zation  there  was,  and  started  for  the  mount- 
ains. Before  beginning  the  trip,  you  must 
know  something  of  the  party. 

''First,  came  the  'General,'  [Hatch]  full 
of  war  stories;  always  ready  for  a  hunt  or  a 
fish;  generally  good-natured,  but  a  thorough 
military  man.  Then  there  was  the  'Judge.' 
[McFarland]  tall  and  slim,  about  six  feet 
two,  unused  to  rough  roads  and  'irregular 
meals;'  but,  with  the  aid  of  his  quinine  pills 
and  the  ambulance  cushions,  he  managed  to 
survive  his  'new  sensations.'  The  'Govern- 
or,' [Morrill]  started  in  well,  but  the  roads 
were  too  much  for  him,  and  we  had  to  send 
him  back.  We  were  all  sorry  to  lose  his 
genial  face  and  pleasant  company;  but  camp 
is  a  poor  place  for  being  sick.  The  'Doctor," 
[Park]  went  along  for  his  health.  It  would 
certainly  have  improved  fifty  per  cent,  more 
if  his  wife  and  babies  had  been  with  him. 
His  correspondence  alone  discounted  all  the 
rest  put  together.  The  "  Captain '  did  not  go 
far;  Uncle  Sam  wanted  him  in  New  York, 
and  that  settled  it.  The  '  Colonel '  turned  the 
scale  at  200,  was  always  in  a  hurry,  good 
company,  and  an  acquisition  to  the  party. 
The  'Lieutenant,'  commander  of  the  escort, 


^ 


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* 


UTE    COMMISSION. 


"* 


157 


is  a  Pennsylvania  boy,  sent  here  to  die:  but 
mountain  air  wouldn't  let  him.  He  does 
little  of  every  thing;  collects  flowers;  bottles 
spring -water ;  keeps  an  accurate  register  of 
the  thermometer  and  barometer  (when  he 
thinks  of  it) :  measures  the  marches  with  an 
adometer;  and  then  tells  us  about  them  all. 
and  lots  of  other  things.  Then  the  'Secre- 
tary," [W.  S.  S.]  who  needs  no  description, 
an  escort  of  ten  men,  and  Col.  Pfeiffer,  the 
interpreter,  a  veteran  Indian  fighter.  For 
many  years  he  was  the  warrior -chief  of  the 
Utes,  and  even  now  it  is  sometimes  difficult 
to  tell  which  he  likes  best,  the  Indians  or  the 
whites. 

' '  The  business  of  these  gentlemen  was  to 
visit  the  Ute  Indians  in  south-western  Colo- 
rado, and  purchase,  if  possible,  a  part  of 
their  territory.  At  the  lower  end  of  the 
Reservation  is  a  strip  of  land  about  200  miles 
long  by  15  wide,  on  which  the  whites  are  all 
the  time  encroaching,  and  it  was  feared  the 
Indians  would  resist  these  encroachments, 
and  so  cause  trouble. 

"To  carry  the.  outfit,  required  ten  cov- 
ered ambulances,  a  buckboard.  and  four 
wagons,  with  thirty  mules  to  di-aw  them. 


*" 


Tlii>  JJcti- 
tciiaiit. 


'I'lio  Socrc- 
tary. 

'I'lio  Intcr- 
protci-. 


oiiii'ct. 


oiiint 


■* 


* 


loS 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S,    STICKNEY. 


* 


First  (lay. 


Mexican 
town. 


^- 


•"The  Commission  had  four  wall  tents, 
which  were  generally  arranged  in  the  form 
of  a  hollow  square,  and  over  the  centre  a 
large  awning,  under  which  was  the  dinner 
table.  The  escort  and  interpreter  had  their 
tents  on  one  side,  making  altogether  quite  a 
camp. 

"It  would  be  too  great  an  undertaking 
to  describe  in  detail  each  day's  journeying, 
so  we  will  only  notice  the  principal  points 
passed  on  the  trip  to  the  Southern  Ute  agen- 
cy, and  the  general  pow-wow  held  there  with 
Ignacio  and  his  warriors. 

"The  beginning  of  the  first  day's  ride 
was,  the  first  part,  over  an  exceedingly 
dusty  road,  but  toward  the  last  we  came 
to  the  "bad  land,'  where  it  looks  as  if  a  great 
stream  of  lava  and  scoria  had  poured  down 
over  the  valley.  The  first  camp  was  on  the 
Conejos  river,  near  a  town  of  the  same 
name. 

"'The  second  day  we  passed  through 
Conejos;  and  as  it  is  a  thoroughly  Mexican 
town,  I  will  tell  you  something  of  it.  It  is 
built  in  the  shape  of  a  square,  with  a  church 
and  monastery  on  one  side,  and  adobe  houses 
on  the  other  three.     There  is  really  but  one 


■* 


li^- 


* 


UTE    COMMISSION. 


lo'.t 


house  to  a  side  of  this  public  square,  though 
that  is  divided  into  many  apartments,  which 
are  used  for  various  pubHc  and  private  pur- 
poses. The  whole  is  so  constructed  as  to 
have  a  square  court  in  the  centre.  It  is  a 
square  bounded  with  squares  —  one  of  the 
few  things  the  Mexicans  do  on  the  square  I 
These  courts  have  their  only  entrance  from 
the  great  public  square.  In  them  are  the 
stables  and  store -houses.  They  are  the 
back  yards  of  a  Mexican  town. 

"Leaving  Conejos,  our  road  was  along 
a  very  pretty  valley  under  some  cultivation, 
dotted  with  Mexican  houses.  One  house 
was  being  repaired  by  a  couple  of  women, 
who  were  on  the  roof  plastering  up  the  holes, 
while  the  pater  familias  was  on  the  ground 
bossing  the  job  and  stirring  up  the  mud 
mortar.  Close  by  eacli  house  is  the  bake- 
oven,  a  conical  -  shaped  mound  of  earth  about 
three  feet  high.  All  our  surroundings  were 
so  un  -American,  it  seemed  as  if  we  must  be 
traveling  in  the  Orient." 

Notwithstanding  the  discomforts  to  which 
they  were  exposed,  their  destination  was 
finally  reached  in  safety. 


Wdiiian' 


* 


It^ 


ICO 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


■* 


Rain. 


Saturday,  August  10,  1878. 

In  Camp  on  Los  Pinos  Creek. 
My  dear  Father — 

Rain,  rain,  rain.  I  'm  so  glad,  on  your 
account,  that  you  are  not  along.  We  re- 
main here  till  it  stops  raining. 

Yesterday  the  Governor  complained  of 
not  feeling  well.  I  did  the  best  I  could  for 
him,  and  this  a.  m.  he  feels  a  little  easier, 
but  is  afraid  to  go  on.  McCauley  takes  him 
back  to  Fort  Garland,  and  the  rest  of  us 
will  keep  on.  The  Judge  sajs,  though  the 
weakest  man  of  the  party,  he  has  already 
beaten  two  men. 

Rubber  coat  and  shoes  come  in  first  rate, 
We  live  very  comfortably.  Dr.  and  I  tent 
together.  He  appears  happy,  and  improving 
in  health.  I  am  very  well  this  a.  m.,  though 
yesterday  my  head  had  a  very  decided  in- 
clination to  go  where  my  heels  are. 

Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  Will. 


* 


Los  Pinos  Agency, 

Thursday,  Aug.  39,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

I  feel  almost  like  complaining  a  little, 


* 


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UTE    COMMISSION. 


■* 


161 


that  I  have  not  received  any  letter  from  you 
or  mother.  Not  a  word  have  I  heard  since 
we  parted  at  Alamosa.  The  rest  have  all 
had  mail,  but  nothing  for  me. 

The  Commission  toil  on.  The  Council 
at  the  Southern  Ute  agency,  so  far,  has  been 
of  no  avail.  The  Indians  refused  to  come 
here,  and  declined  to  go  to  White  River. 

We  used  one  of  the  letters  to  agent 
Weaver,  granting  permission  to  spend  $1,000, 
and  bought  calicoes,  knives,  caps,  handker- 
chiefs, scarfs,  &c.,  and  gave  them  to  the 
Indians.  Four  hundred  and  ninety- six  men, 
women,  and  children  squatted  on  the  ground 
together,  and  received  their  portions  of  the 
spoils.  It  did  n't  take  very  well,  for  the  In- 
dians stubbornly  refused  the  next  day  to  do 
any  thing  the  Commission  asked.  We  left 
the  interpreter  there,  and  he  may  succeed  in 
doing  something. 

The  road  up  here  we  found  very  rough. 
From  Animas  to  Silverton  the  road  was  so 
narrow,  in  places,  that  the  river  had  but 
three  or  four  inches  to  spare.  We  deserted 
the  wagons,  preferring  to  walk  most  of  the 
way  alongside  of  Cascade  Creek.  The  sce- 
nery is  very  fine.     The  valley  is  about  a  mile 


Distribu- 
tion of 
gifts  to 
Indians. 


►fr 


Rough 
roads. 


■* 


^ 


1(52 


MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


■^ 


Mines. 


wide,  and  at  each  end  a  sentinel  mountain, 
the  walls  from  one  to  three  thousand  feet 
high,  forming  a  suitable  frame  for  the  pic- 
ture. 

At  Silverton  we  left  the  wagons,  and 
took  horses  to  cross  the  Red  Mountain  trail 
to  Ouray.  The  wagons  go  round  by  Lake 
City;  our  baggage  was  mounted  on  donkeys, 
and  came  with  us. 

On  our  way  we  passed  several  mining 
works.  The  road  was  steep  in  some  places, 
but  not  dangerous.  From  the  summit  the 
view  was  magnificent.  Coming  down,  the 
way  was  in  some  places  very  steep  and  dan- 
gerous. We  frequently  dismounted  and  took 
it  on  foot.  We  were  all  glad  to  reach  Ouray. 
Just  before  arriving  there,  we  crossed  a  reg- 
ular mauvais  pas  —  none  of  us  had  the  cour- 
age to  ride  across. 

Ouray  is  beautifully  located  at  the  head 
of  a  valley,  high  mountains  on  three  sides, 
the  fourth  opening  north  toward  the  agency. 
From  our  hotel,  the  Dixon  House,  we  could 
see  a  waterfall,  reminding  me  of  Staubach, 
though  not  so  beautiful. 

Yesterday  we  took  a  wagon  and  came 
here.     The  Indians  have  been  sent  for,  and 


(Mra.\ . 


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■* 


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UTE    COMMISSION. 


-tii 


163 


we  hope  to  get  away  to-morrow  or  next  day, 
and  then  push  on  to  Alamosa.  We  will  all 
be  glad  to  get  out  of  this  country.  It 's 
rough,  and  there  is  no  pleasure  in  being 
surrounded  by  miners  and  Indians. 

Love  to  mother  and  yourself,  and  do  n't 
forget  to  write  soon. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 

Los  Pinos  Agency, 

Saturday,  Aug.  31,  1878. 
My  dear  Father  — 

Yours  of  the  22d  inst.  just  received.  I 
don't  understand  why  the  $25,000  -'could 
not  be  done."  It 's  strange  we  can't  have  an 
honest  policy  towards  the  Indians. 

We  met  the  Indians  in  council  yester- 
day. The  Commission  offered  $10,000  in 
cash  for  the  four  mile  square.  They  de- 
clined at  first,  but  afterwards  adjourned  till 
to-day,  to  consider  it. 

With  few  exceptions,  the  Indians  do  not 
work,  but  spend  their  time  in  loafing  and 
hunting.  The  northern  bands  are  superior 
to  the  southern. 

Just  outside  of  my  window,  in  full  sight, 
are  about  a  dozen  Indians,  all  well  armed 


Honest 
l>olicy. 


^ 


* 


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■* 


104 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY 


Indians. 


Issue  of 
beef. 


Vitality  of 
Commis- 
.sion  low. 


*■ 


with  revolvers,  one  or  two  with  rifles,  and 
one  old  fellow  is  playing  with  his  tomahawk. 
One  chief  refused  to  shake  hands  with  Col. 
Watkins  —  demanding  his  credentials! 

I  went  to  see  the  issue  of  beef  this  p.  m. 
The  steers  were  put  in  the  corral,  and  the 
Indians  sat  on  the  fence  and  fired  away  at 
them.  Sometimes  they  killed  at  the  first 
shot,  but  frequently  three  or  four  bullets 
would  be  put  into  the  poor  animals  before 
they  fell.  Just  as  soon  as  the  last  one  fell, 
women,  boys,  and  men  all  rushed  to  the 
dead  cattle,  and  commenced  cutting  them 
up.  The  Judge  and  I  voted  it  a  great  and 
unnecessary  cruelty. 

We  stax't  to-morrow  for  Lake  City, 
thence  to  Del  Norte,  Alamosa,  and  Garland 
to  White  River. 

Affectionately,  with  love  to  mother. 

Your  son  Will. 

Denver.  Col.,  Sept.  1,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

The  Commission  still  lives,  though  vital- 
ity seems  low.  Gov.  Morrill  has  gone  to 
Washington,  to  see  if  Prest.  Hayes  and  Sec- 
retary Schurz  approve  of  putting  the  Indians 


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on  the  head  waters  of  the  San  Juan,  Navajo. 
Blanca,  and  Piedra. 

Judge  McFarland  is  going  home.  Gen. 
Hatch  is  off  in  a  few  days  to  Santa  Fe,  to 
look  after  ''border  troubles,"  "approve  con- 
tracts," &c. ;  and  McCauley  and  I  are  to  go 
to  White  River,  to  inspect  the  country,  con- 
sult the  Indians,  and  report.  I  suppose  (one 
never  kiioics  on  this  Commission)  we  will 
leave  to-morrow;  will  postal  card  you  from 
Fort  Steele  or  Rawlins.  About  the  30th  we 
expect  to  have  our  final  council. 

By  the  way.  I  want  you  and  mother  to 
decide  what  you  wish  in  regard  to  my  set- 
tling in  Des  Moines.  Whatever  I  do,  I  want 
to  feel  that  you  and  mother  are  perfectUj 
satisfied.  If  you  think  you  will  need  me  at 
home,  say  so,  and  that  will  settle  the  ques- 
tion. I  will  disregard  entirely  my  own  pref- 
erences, and  do  gladly  just  what  you  and 
mother  say.  So  I  expect  you  to  have  it  all 
decided  by  the  time  I  reach  home. 

I  have  been  so  busy  running  around  over 
the  country,  that  I  may  appear  to  have  neg- 
lected writing  my  friends.  Remember  me  to 
all.     Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  jour  son  Will. 


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(1(1  ill  the 
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Break- 
down. 


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Salt  Lake  City,  Sept.  30,  1878. 
My  dear  Mother — 

How  I  should  like  to  see  your  face  when 
you  read  this  letter  heading.  You  did  n't 
know  the  Utes  were  in  this  part  of  the 
country,  did  you?  Where  should  we  find 
them,  but  at  Ute  -  tah  ?  The  Uintah  Indians 
are  all  Utes,  and  are  part  owners  of  the  land 
we  want  to  purchase,  and  I  am  here  to 
obtain  their  consent. 

We  arrived  here  last  Wednesday,  and 
started  Friday  for  the  agency,  2^5  miles  off, 
with  a  good  team,  and  what  seemed  to  be 
a  strong  wagon,  expecting  to  reach  it  in  four 
days.  After  making  twenty- five  miles,  the 
right  hind  wheel  became  disgruntled,  the 
spokes  had  a  falling  out,  and  brought  us 
to  a  halt.  We  repaired  damages  as  well  as 
we  could,  and  under  difficulties  continued 
our  journey  to  Park  City,  ten  miles  beyond. 
I,  to  lighten  the  wagon,  took  passage  with 
a  Mormon,  who  happened  along  just  in  time. 
He  was  a  skillful  driver,  found  every  stone 
in  the  road,  which  gave  me  a  good  bouncing. 
We  had  not  gone  far  before  we  met  Col. 
Watkins,  who  said  the  road  beyond  was  im- 
passable;   that  no  wagon   could  ever  reach 


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the  agency.  He  said  he  had  mentioned  to 
the  Indians  the  object  of  my  visit,  and  it 
would  only  be  necessary  to  write  a  letter, 
and  send  it  by  a  courier.  I  immediately 
decided  what  to  do.  We  went  on  to  Park 
City,  hired  a  horse,  and  dispatched  our  dri- 
ver as  courier. 

This  driver  is  quite  a  character — Smith, 
by  name  —  and  a  Mormon.  He  said  his  fa- 
ther had  two  wives.  I  asked  him  if  he 
called  the  one  who  was  not  his  mother, 
mother  No.  3?  He  said  he  called  one  moth- 
er, and  the  other  "aunt  Mary";  that  aunt 
Mary,  had  always  lived  with  them,  and  his 
father  thought  he  might  as  well  marry  her. 
He  says  the  Mormons  believe  baptism  is  a 
saving  ordinance  —  that  it  is  efficacious  for 
the  dead. 

We  stayed  over  night  at  a  Mr.  Kimball's. 
Mr.  K.  has  104  brothers  and  sisters,  and,  I 
was  about  to  say,  thirteen  mothers.  I  won- 
der if  the  father  gives  all  the  children  Christ- 
mas presents I 

Saturday  we  returned  to  this  place.  Yes- 
terday morning  McCauley  and  I  started  for 
church,  but  found  there  would  be  no  Gentile 
service  till  twelve  o'clock.     We  went  to  the 


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ter. 


A  iiuiiic- 
roiis  fam- 
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Temper- 
ance. 


MoniU'ii 
iiu'pting. 


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Methodist  church.  Met  a  Mr.  Kaighn  (pro- 
nounced Cain),  who  remembered  seeing  you 
in  '7(5.  The  pastor  introduced  "Bro.  Allen," 
a  temperance  reformer — a  kind  of  Gough 
No.  2 — lately  from  San  Francisco.  I  could 
not  see  much  of  his  face,  for  the  hair  and 
whiskers.  He  was  fifty- five  minutes  going 
through  his  violent  gymnastics. 

At  two  o'clock  we  attended  the  Taber- 
nacle. You  remember  what  a  queer,  turtle- 
shaped  building  it  is.  We  were  three  min- 
utes early,  and  there  were  about  five  thou- 
sand present.  The  organ  is  large  and  very 
harsh.  On  dif  —  it  requires  four  men  to 
blow  it.  The  singing  was  poor,  and  the 
preaching  intolerable.  The  service  opened 
with  communion,  and  was  so  devoid  of  so- 
lemnity, that  it  seemed  more  like  a  free 
lunch.  While  the  bread  was  being  passed, 
a  Bro.  Hart  spoke  in  defence  of  Latter  -  day- 
Saintism.  He  said  he  had  been  an  Episco- 
palian, but  that  did  not  satisfy  him.  He 
then  joined  the  Baptists,  and  was  ready  to 
cry  "Eureka,"  but  found  that  was  not  what 
he  needed;  at  last  he  became  a  Latter-day- 
Saint,  and  was  happy.  The  house  of  the 
Lord   was  to  be  built  in  the  last  days  on 


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the  tops  of  the  mountains.  This  was  that 
church.  The  little  stone  that  was  cut  out 
of  the  mountain  was  the  church  of  the  L.-d.- 
Saints.  When  the  water  was  passed  to  him, 
he  stopped  preaching,  and  took  a  good  drink. 
He  seemed  to  be  very  thirsty;  at  any  rate, 
his  preaching  was  dry  enough.  He  was 
followed  by  several  other  speakers;  the  last 
of  whom  compared  Christ  with  Joseph  Smith, 
making  the  latter  equal  in  sinlessness,  in- 
spiration, and  righteousness  to  the  blessed 
Savior.  The  people  seemed  to  be  the  scum 
of  the  earth,  who  had  floated  to  Salt  Lake 
City.     I  did  not  go  out  at  night. 

The  Wasatch  Mountains,  their  peaks  all 
covered  with  snow,  and  the  bright  sun  shin- 
ing on  them,  look  beautiful  from  my  window. 
1  expect  to  await  the  return  of  my  courier, 
which  will  probably  be  by  the  last  of  the 
week. 

Called  on  Gov.  and  Mrs.  Emery  Satur- 
day night.  They  remembered  you,  and 
wished  to  be  remembered  when  I  wrote. 

Love  to  father  and  all  inquiring  friends. 
If  I  can  be  spared  for  a  few  days,  intend  to 
take  a  look  at  San  Francisco. 


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Affectionately,  your  son 

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Will. 


Waiting 
for  tiip 
courier. 


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California. 


Ocoan  of 
Peace. 


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Fort  Fred  Steele,  Wy.  Ter'y, 
Oct.  15,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

The  courier  despatched  to  the  Uintahs 
returned,  and  reported  that  the  Indians  were 
all  off  hunting,  and  would  not  return  before 
1st  prox.  Agent  Critchlow,  a  good  and  re- 
liable man,  has  offered  to  see  them  for  me. 

Having  received  permission  to  visit  San 
Francisco,  I  lost  no  time  in  starting.  Thurs- 
day we  rode  to  the  Cliff.  I  had  not  expected 
to  see  the  ''Ocean  of  Peace"  so  soon.  The 
fact  that  I  was  on  its  banks  interested  me 
much  more  than  the  seals  and  Cliff  House. 
The  Golden  Gate  could  hardly  have  looked 
better.  The  sky  was  blue,  and  the  sun  was 
bright.  Returning  to  the  city,  we  were  re- 
ceived very  cordially  by  Mr.  Harmon,  who 
invited  us  to  dine  the  day  following. 

In  the  evening,  with  a  Mr.  Barstow. 
Capt.  Stone,  chief  of  the  detective  force, 
Danezin,  Chinese  agent  of  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co. ,  and  Mr.  Jennings,  patrolman  of  Chinese 
quarters,  McCauley,  Woog,  and  Major  Lock- 
wood,  of  the  Interior  Dep.,  and  two  other 
gentlemen,  we  set  out  on  a  visit  to  China- 
town.    First  came  the  restaurant,  wh^re  we 


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drank  some  very  good  Oolong  tea,  and  at- 
tempted the  chop  sticks;  then  visited  a  mer- 
chant, and  were  interested  by  the  rapidity 
with  which  he  counted  on  the  abacus.  Next, 
was  a  "respectable"  opium  den,  comfortably 
fitted  up  with  an  easy  divan  for  two  smokers. 
We  then  proceeded  to  a  "low"  opium  den, 
and  though  it  was  dirty,  and,  in  its  ap- 
proaches, filthy,  I  could  not  but  feel  that 
the  quiet,  deceptive  slumber  of  the  poppy 
was  preferable  to  the  senseless  laugh,  or 
bestial  stupor  of  the  whiskey  drinker.  It 
may  be  possible  for  a  man  to  smoke  opium 
and  be  respectable,  but  there  is  nothing  re- 
spectable in  being  a  whiskey  drinker.  The 
joss  house  was  dark  and  dingy;  the  idols 
shapeless  and  without  expression.  We  saw 
the  gods  of  Wealth  and  Protection,  and  the 
god  of  Women.  A  small  lamp  was  hung 
before  each  idol,  kept  constantly  burning. 

We  then  visited  the  theatre.  House  full; 
about  1,200  present.  Of  all  the  jargon  I  ever 
heard,  this  was  the  worst.  I  could  see  no 
sense  in  the  pla5%  though  the  costumes,  em- 
broidered in  silk,  were  rich.  After  the  first 
act.  there  were  tumbling  and  fencing;  the 
hitter  deftly  done.     After  taking  a  look  at  a 


China 

town. 


Opium. 


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Music. 


Eastward. 


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fourteen  thousand  dollar  orchestrion,  and 
hearing  a  few  selections  from  ''Lucia,"  we 
returned  to  the  hotel. 

Friday,  in  company  with  Etta  and  her 
father,  I  rode  about  the  town,  and  we  dined 
together.  Saturday  we  started  eastward, 
stopping  here  for  things  left  behind. 

Next  Saturday  we  take  a  wagon  and 
start  for  the  southern  country  again  for 
another  council. 

Please  have  a  chair  for  me  at  the 
Thanksgiving  dinner.     It  is  snowing  hard. 

Love  to  you  and  mother. 
Affectionately,  Will. 

Cheyenne,  Wy.,  Oct.  18,  1878. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

You  see  I  'm  inclining  toward  home. 
McCauley  and  I  left  Fort  Steele  yesterday 
A.  M..  intending  to  take  the  Denver  Pacific 
R.  R.  here  for  Denver,  but  the  train  had 
gone,  and  w^e  now  expect  to  leave  at  3:15 
for  D. 

I  had  a  delightful  visit  at  Fort  Steele. 
It  almost  seemed  like  home.  We  were  the 
guests  of  Mrs.  Major  Thornburg.  The  Major 
is  now  after  the  Cheyennes.     Mrs.  T.  spared 


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no  pains  to  make  our  stay  as  pleasant  as 
possible.  I  was  about  used  up  from  my  trips 
about  the  country — tired  and  nervous  —  so  I 
stopped  over  one  day,  and  our  hostess  could 
scarcely  have  treated  us  with  more  kindly 
attention  if  we  had  been  her  own  brothers. 

This  p.  M.  I  hope  to  be  at  Denver;  to- 
morrow night,  if  all  is  well,  in  Alamosa, 
ready  to  start  Monday  for  the  south  again. 

I  have  been  kept  pretty  busy;  part  of  the 
time  having  to  carry  considerable  money,  but 
no  harm  has  yet  reached  me.  I  trust  it  will 
not  overtake  us. 

Love  to  father  and  yourself. 
Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 

L'ake  City,  Oct.  'I^k  1878. 
My  dear  Father  — 

Just  arrived  from  Alamosa.  Left  there 
last  night,  with  two  thousand  dollars  in  spe- 
cie, and  the  same  amount  in  checks,  to  be 
given  Ouray's  Indians  in  pursuance  of  in- 
structions from  the  Int.  Dept.  As  the  stage 
company  declined  to  take  any  responsibility 
for  the  safety  of  the  treasure,  I  did  n't  sleep 
a  wink,  expecting  a  call  from  some  of  the 
Mexican    population:    but   T   was   ready  for 


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them  with  an  "eight -shooter  Colt."  But 
had  no  trouble,  and  to-night  the  cash  is 
safely  lodged  in  the  express  office. 

Celebrated  my  birthday  by  riding  on  a 
stage,  then  a  wagon,  and  lastly,  a  buck- 
board.  My  health  is  good,  except  a  little 
cold.     I  weigh  150!  I 

I  am  very  tired,  so  will  not  write  more. 
Love  to  mother  and  yourself. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Willie. 

Los  Pinos,  November  1,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

Here  I  am  again  at  the  agency  of  the 
Wilderness. 

My  instructions  from  the  Commission 
direct  me  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  In- 
dians to  the  sale  of  their  land  south  and 
west  of  the  San  Juan,  and  the  little  four 
mile  square  of  Uncompahgre  Park. 

At  present  most  of  the  Indians  are  out 
on  a  hunt;  couriers  have  been  sent  for  them, 
and  I  expect  them  in  a  week  or  ten  days.  I 
had  a  talk  with  a  chief  yesterday.  He  said 
the  Indians  did  not  want  to  sell  their  land, 
and  suggested  that  a  delegation  of  the  prin- 
cipal  men  be   sent  to  Washington  to   talk 


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with  the  Great  Father.  He  would  not  look 
at  the  money;  said  he  did  not  want  it. 

Yesterday  I  wrote  Gen.  Hatch  for  au- 
thority to  take  three  or  four  of  them  on,  if 
necessary,  as  a  dernier  resort,  provided  the 
band  would  authorize  the  delegation  to  make 
sale  of  the  land. 

I  believe  the  impression  they  would  re- 
ceive from  the  extent  of  our  country,  and 
its  great  population,  would  make  them  more 
tractable:  and  I  confess  I  am  ready  to  under- 
take the  job. 

To-day  the  Gen'l  and  Judge  meet  the 
Southern  Utes  at  Pagosa  Springs,  to  agree 
on  the  price  to  be  paid  for  that  lower  country. 
As  I  have  secured  the  consent  of  all  the 
other  bands,  this  is  all  that  is  necessary  to 
make  our  summer's  work  a  success. 

If  the  Indians  are  to  be  kept  on  the 
frontier  country,  they  should  be  isolated 
from  the  whites;  or.  if  they  must  mingle 
with  the  whites,  they  should  be  taken  east, 
where  the  society  is"  not  composed  of  cut- 
throats, respectable  (I)  defaulters,  and  men 
who  do  not  dare  live  any  where  else. 

My  health,  as  a  rule,  is  very  good.  Love 
to  mother.     AfTectionatelv.  vour  son     Will. 


h-^ 


Dc^rnier 
resort. 


Compan- 
ions of 
Itidiaiiis. 


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Xewspa- 
pers. 


Delega- 
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Washliig-- 
ton. 


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Los  Pinos  Agency,  Colorado, 

Sunday,  Nov.  3,  1878. 
Mrs.  Win.  Stickney, 

Washington,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

A  postal  from  Lieut.  McCauley  informs 
me  a  letter  from  home  is  waiting  for  me  at 
the  post  office.  It  will  probably  arrive  in  a 
day  or  two. 

The  last  few  days  I  have  been  able  to 
keep  up  with  the  outside  world— Mr.  Abbott, 
the  agent,  having  Boston  papers  sent  to  him 
daily;  the  latest  is  Oct.  22d;  but  that  is  bet- 
ter than  none. 

I  expect  to  remain  here  about  two  weeks 
longer,  and  then go  somewhere  else. 

The  Indians  seem  set  on  going  to  Wash- 
ington, and  if  permitted  to  take  charge  of 
them,  I  shall  be  satisfied.  I  know  them 
pretty  well,  and  think  we  could  get  along 
well  together.  They  have  been  so  badly 
deceived,  that  I  do  n't  blame  them  for  want- 
ing to  see  and  talk  with  the  President. 

How  I  wish  the  Gov't  would  make  it  an 
object  for  a  real  first  -rate  man  to  be  Indian 
agent;  pay  him  enough  to  live  on,  and  then 
not  require  him  to  ask  permission  to  take  an 


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extra  breath  of  fresh  air.  Some  of  the  Dept. 
rules  sent  to  this  agency,  are  simply  ridicu- 
lous. These  people  are  not  understood;  they 
are  nomadic;  as  much  so,  probably,  as  the 
wildest  Indians  in  the  country.  To-day 
they  are  here,  to-morrow  you  can't  find 
them.  Their  religion  teaches  that  work  is 
dishonorable  and  degrading;  and  about  here, 
to  accomplish  any  thing,  an  intelligent  farm- 
er is  indispensable.  Some  of  the  less  difficult 
things  they  can  do.  A  few  will  dig  potatoes 
or  pull  corn;  but  the  agency  farmer  must 
plant,  cultivate,  and  irrigate. 

As  to  their  mental  vision,  they  are  child- 
ren; they  do  not  understand  what  is  best  for 
them.  They  command,  and  it  is  done;  and 
it  is  difficult  for  them  to  see  why  the  Great 
Father,  with  all  his  boasted  power,  can't 
keep  his  word.  They  are  honest  and  faithful 
in  their  pledges.  In  all  this  tribe,  number- 
ing, may  be,  three  or  four  thousand,  only 
about  a  dozen  thieves  are  known. 

Chief  Sapovoneri  is  in  the  room  now — 
about  5  ft.  7  in.,  heavy  frame,  old,  white, 
felt  hat,  with  a  small  black  feather  seived  in; 
hair  to  the  top  of  his  shirt  collar,  black  vest, 
blue,  striped  cotton  shirt,  buckskin  leggings 

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farming. 


Sapovo- 
neri. 


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Indian 
self-sac- 
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High 
altitude 


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and  shoes,  leather  belt  about  the  waist,  to 
hold  up  a  red,  Indian  blanket  —  a  good,  relia- 
ble, trustworthy  man. 

Though  he  would  like  to  go  to  Wash- 
ington, he  says  it  is  best  he  should  remain 
here,  lest  some  trouble  might  arise  in  his 
absence;  an  exhibition  of  self-sacrifice  cred- 
itable to  Indian  or  white  man. 

It  is  about  3:30  with  you.     My  S.  S.  is 
just  getting  under  way;  how  I  wish  I  could 
be  there.     Kindest   regards  to  the  teachers 
you  may  meet,  and  love  to  father. 
Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency, 

Monday  morning.  Nov.  2,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

Many  thanks  for  yours  of  S-tth  ult. ,  with 
inclosure. 

Though  the  country  here  is  considered 
healthy,  there  are  some  diseases  peculiar  to  it. 
The  Doctor  here,  told  me  the  majority  of 
cases  treated,  is  for  giddiness  and  headache, 
caused  by  the  high  altitude.  Mr.  Abbott, 
the  agent,  is  troubled  in  the  same  way.  If 
you  were  in  some  of  these  places  about  here. 


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I  fear  you  wouldn't  have  any  head  left. 
Mine  has  sometimes  spun  like  a  top,  but  no 
serious  inconvenience  has  resulted  from  it. 

Nothing  new  here.  Indians  not  yet  in. 
They,  to  a  man.  are  opposed  to  transfer. 
They  hate  the  soldiers  almost  as  much  as 
they  do  the  white  settlers;  but  if  the  transfer 
is  not  made,  a  broader,  more  comprehensive, 
and  intelligent  policy  is  necessary. 

Among  other  improvements,  I  would 
suggest  that  the  Indians  should  have  a  code 
of  local  laws,  and  some  way  of  enforcing 
them.  At  present  the  Deputy  Marshal  and 
the  U.  S.  Commissioner  have  to  be  called  in, 
and  from  this  agency  they  are  twenty- five 
miles  distant.  At  the  White  River,  two 
hundred.  Something  might  be  invented  to 
apply  to  these  Indians,  when  they  are  bad, 
without  the  use  of  so  much  red  tape,  and 
such  long  delays. 

Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Will. 


Laws  for 
Indians. 


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Italians. 


A  brigand. 


•3B- 


Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency,  Colorado, 
Tuesday,  Nov.  5,  1878. 
M)\s.  Wm.  Sfickney, 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother — 

Since  my  last,  nothing  new  has  occurred, 
save  a  visit  of  some  of  the  Navajos  to  their 
late  friends  —  five  men  and  one  woman. 
Their  faces  resembled  the  lower  class  of 
Italians  more  than  I  have  yet  seen  among 
any  Indians.  I  wish  I  had  a  picture  of  them 
to  send  you;  but  a  description  will  have  to 
suffice.  The  leader  was  quite  tall,  with  a 
dark -red  handkerchief  tied  about  his  head,  a 
la  brigand;  his  long  hair  was  tied  and  twisted 
at  the  back  of  his  head,  something  after  the 
water -fall  style;  an  old  shirt,  and  tight- 
fitting  buckskin  pants,  extending  nearly 
down  to  an  antiquated  pair  of  shoes,  com- 
pleted the  picture  —  as  to  the  dress.  About 
his  waist  was  a  warlike  looking  belt,  filled 
with  cartridges  and  a  revolver,  while  over 
his  shoulder  was  slung  a  rifle  of  the  most 
improved  pattern. 

I  remarked  to  Mr.  Abbott,  that  if  that 
man  should  go  to  Italy,  he  would  be  arrested 
for  a  brigand. 


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My  Indians  have  not  yet  come  in;  the 
snow  clouds  are  rolling  up,  though,  just  the 
same,  and  I  fear,  if  they  are  much  longer, 
I  *11  have  a  sleigh -ride  across  the  ranges. 

This  morning  the  agent  and  I  are  going 
to  look  after  some  sheep  the  Indians  have 
lost.  I  almost  wonder  some  of  these  mount- 
ains do  not  pour  over  and  settle  both  the  park 
and  the  pai-k  people. 

Love  to  father,  and  regards  to  friends. 
Aifectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency,  Col., 

Thursday,  7th  Nov.,  1878. 
Mrs.  Wni.  Stickney, 

Washiiujton  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother — 

Just  think  of  it — only  three  more  weeks 
in  this  month,  and  then  we  '11  be  in  speaking- 
distance  from  Christmas.  I  suppose  father 
is  looking  up  some  Christmas  music  for  the 
S.  S.  I  will  try  and  get  up  some  little  exer- 
cise for  the  chapel  infant  class,  and  will  send 
it  to  you  to  give  Miss  Annie  Wheeler.  I  am 
so  isolated  here,  that  at  least  for  a  couple  of 
weeks  1  will  be  unable  to  reach  any  music 


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Lost  sheep 


Pi'i'i>ara- 

tioiis  f(ir 
f'liristinas. 


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store,  so  will  have  to  depend  largely  on  fath- 
er's collection,  and  take  his  leavings.  I  am 
anxious  the  chapel  should  be  decorated;  as 
to  presents,  trees,  &c.,  I  Ve  not  reached  that 
yet. 
Ki.'wers.  While  out  here  I  have  found  some  very 

pretty  flowers,  that  will  probably  grow  east ; 
inclosed  you  will  find  the  seeds  of  one  of 
them,  something  like  a  lily.  It  should  be 
started  in  a  pot,  and  then  transplanted. 
Please  keep  the  seed,  as  I  am  anxious  to  see 
if  it  will  grow  with  us. 

This  morning  is  cloudy,  and  threatens 
snow.     We  look  for  the  Indians  Saturday. 

Give  love  to  father,  and  regards  to  in- 
quiring friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will, 


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My  dear  Father  — 

Yours  of  Oct.  29th  received  yesterday. 
Sorry  to  hear  your  rheumatism  is  again  as- 
serting itself.  This  country  has  quite  a  rheu- 
matic reputation;  most  every  body  has  more 
or  less  of  it;  I  have  not  altogether  escaped, 
and  the  Indians  are  quite  subject  to  it.  Since 
their  removal  from  their  old  agency  at  Coch- 


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etopa,  mortality  has  been  very  great.  The 
cause  is  probably  to  be  found  in  the  large 
number  of  hot  springs  that  empty  into  the 
Uncompahgre  river,  near  the  town  of  Ouray. 
A  dirty  scum  accumulates  on  these  springs, 
and  is  then  carried  oflf  and  dissolved  in  the 
river.  Some  genuine  cases  of  typhoid  fever 
have  occurred,  undoubtedly  produced  by  the 
poisoned  water. 

While  I  write,  three  chiefs  are  standing 
by  the  stove.  They  came  in  about  midnight; 
are  ready  and  anxious  to  go  to  Washington. 
I  hold  a  council  to  -  morrow. 

I  send  a  package  of  bulbs  by  to-day's 
mail. 

Love  to  mother:  kind  regards  to  all. 
Affectionately,  your  son         Will. 

Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency,  Col., 

Friday  night.  Hth  Nov. ,  1 S78. 
Mrs.  Win.  Sfickrieij, 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

I  have  a  council  on  the  tapis  (that  is. 
figuratively  speaking,  for  I  have  not  seen  a 
carpet  for  quite  a  while)  to-morrow  morning, 
and  T  must  therefore  write  you  this  evening. 


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Iiidiau 

cliiofs. 


Clivistmas 
festival. 


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Three  of  the  chiefs  have  been  in  here 
{the  agent's  office,  parlor,  and  reception 
room)  all  the  evening.  One  of  them  (Billy) 
wanted  to  know  to  whom  I  was  writing.  I 
told  him,  and  he  wished  to  be  remembered; 
said  he  would  like  to  see  my  "piatch." — (Ute 
for  mother. ) 

I  have  had  an  informal  talk  with  these 
three  this  evening,  and  trust  sincerely  my 
efforts  to-morrow  will  be  successful.  I 
should  be  very  sorry  to  take  the  Commis- 
sion any  thing  but  a  favorable  report. 

If  I  repeat  myself  in  writing  so  often, 
you  must  excuse  it,  as  I  have  no  copying 
book  with  me. 

Has  father  done  any  thing  about  speak- 
ers for  Christmas  Festival?  If  he  has  not, 
please  ask  him  to  write  Dr.  Lorimer  before  it 
is  too  late.  Last  year,  you  know,  he  had  a 
previous  engagement.  We  ought  to  be  at 
the  head  of  the  list  this  year.  But  I  am 
tired  and  sleepy,  and  must  go  to  bed  now. 

Love  to  father,  and  kind  regards  to 
friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 

P.  S.  — Saturday  morning. 

A  dark,  damp  morning;  a  mist  —  almost 


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a  rain.  Have  just  come  from  breakfast: — 
ham,  beef  hash,  potatoes  poorly  boiled,  and 
sour  bread,  butter  and  tea  very  fair,  heavy 
doughnuts,  and  good  molasses — a  fair  sam- 
ple of  our  food. 

Yesterday  I  wrote  Theo,  asking  him  to 
look  up  some  Christmas  music  for  the  chapel. 
So  if  he  comes  round  to  talk  music,  you  will 
know  what  started  him. 

The  way  things  look  now,  unless  per- 
mitted to  take  some  of  these  Indians  to  W., 
I  doubt  if  I  can  finish  up  my  Secretary's 
work  before  the  middle  of  Dec. ,  and  in  that 
event  can  only  assist  in  carrying  out  any 
plans  for  our  Christmas  Festival.    W.  S.  S. 

Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency,  Col., 

Monday,  11th  Nov.,  1878. 
Mrs.  Wm.  Stickneij, 

Washington  Cifi/.  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

Another  council  on  hand  for  this  morn- 
ing. The  weather  is  very  disagreeable,  and 
I  am  in  doubt  whether  it  will  meet  the  pleas- 
ure of  tliese  "noble  red  men"  to  keep  their 
appointment  this  morning.  They  are  as 
fickle  as  the  weather. 


Breakfast. 


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A  dreary 
day. 


Indian 
Sabhath. 


Indian 
service. 


Yesterday  was  a  long,  dreary  day.  I 
did  n't  feel  very  vigorous,  and  it  was  not  till 
late  in  the  afternoon  I  felt  like  reading  any 
thing.  Outside  it  was  snow  and  rain,  mixed 
and  separate.  In  the  evening  I  found  a 
book  containing  a  sketch  of  Savonarola,  and 
sat  up  till  half  past  ten  to  read  it  through. 

The  Indians  have  little  regard  for  the 
Sabbath,  and  the  agent  has  no  service;  not 
even  Bible  reading.  Even  if  he  had  the 
disposition,  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  a 
room  here.  The  office  is  not  larger  than  our 
library,  and  the  chiefs  and  head  men  fill  it 
up  as  they  sit  around  on  the  floor,  desks, 
boxes,  and  wherever  they  can. 

A  good  sized  room,  combining  a  chapel, 
school  room,  and  council  chamber,  should  be 
provided. 

But  I  have  made  so  many  suggestions 
about  the  Indian  service,  here  and  elsewhere, 
I  fear  you  will  think  me  a  regular  fault- 
finder. 

By  to  morrow's  mail  I  will  try  and  send 
a  pen-and-ink  sketch  of  the  agency  and 
surrounding  mountains,  made  for  me  by  Mr. 
Flint,  a  Dartmouth  graduate,  and  an  ex- 
employee. 


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Love  to  father;  kind  regards  to  friends. 
Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency,  Col. , 

Tuesday,  12th  Nov.,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

Council  No.  1  is  a  thing  of  the  past;  but 
as  a  memento,  I  have  the  signatures  of  all 
the  Indian  men  in  this  vicinity  to  a  paper 
giving  their  consent  to  whatever  disposition 
the  southern  Utes  might  make  of  the  "L" 
part  of  the  Reservation. 

After  signing,  the  head  chief  said,  "We 
bear  no  ill  will  towards  the  Great  Father, 
but  we  do  n't  want  the  presents  he  sent." 

I  tried  to  find  out  the  reason  for  this 
unusual  conduct,  and  from  what  I  could 
learn  —  First,  they  didn't  want  the  Great 
Father  to  think  he  must  send  a  lot  of  pres- 
ents to  the  Utes  every  time  he  wants  them 
to  do  any  thing;  and,  secondly,  those  Utes 
not  here  might  think  it  was  the  purchase- 
money  for  the  lower  land. 

Yesterday  I  felt  very  miserably,  and 
would  have  spent  most  of  the  day  on  the 
bed  but  for  tlie  council;  but  when  we  were 


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Council 

No.  1. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Speoch  to 
the  In- 
dians. 


The  Ute 
Welistor. 


Beautiful 

view. 


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fairly  started,  I  was  so  interested,  in  the 
chief  especially,  that  I  forgot  my  indisposi- 
tion. When  the  council  convened,  I  was 
alone  with  the  Indians  and  interpreter;  the 
rest  of  the  white  folks  being  at  dinner.  I 
opened  with  a  speech,  and  never  had  a  more 
attentive  audience.  Twenty- three  Indians 
were  in  the  room,  huddled  together  as  best 
they  pould.  When  I  finished,  the  head  chief. 
Sapovoneri,  made  a  speech  to  his  people;  it 
was  natural  eloquence;  though  spoken  in  an 
unknown  tongue  to  me,  I  could  not  but  feel 
that  his  utterances  were  those  of  an  Ute 
Webster. 

I  wish  I  could  describe  this  man.  His  face 
something  like  grandfather  Kendall's,  a  very 
bright  eye,  high  forehead,  and  an  expression 
of  intelligence  that  many  of  those  who  legis- 
late for  him  would  be  proud  to  have.  His 
build  is  strong,  medium  height,  wears  a  light 
felt  hat,  high  crown,  with  an  eagle's  feather. 
This  king  of  the  Utes  rules  wisely,  and  his 
word  is  law. 

I  wish  you  could  see  the  beautiful  view 
from  the  piazza.  The  range  is  covered  with 
snow,  and  in  the  clear,  thin  air  seems  but  a 
little  way  off,  though  it  is  30  miles  distant. 


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isn 


Hope  your  rheumatism  is  on  the  mend, 
and  that  you  will  be  in  good  condition  for 
Thanksgiving  dinner  and  Christmas  prepar- 
ations. 

Love  to  mother,  and  kind  regards  to  the 
bank  folks. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 

Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency,  Col., 

Thursday  night.  Uth  Nov..  1878. 
Mrs.  Wni.  Stickney, 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

I  have  had  a  peculiar  experience  to-day, 
and  do  not  feel  particularly  in  the  mood  for 
writing,  but  as  I  expect  to  go  to  Ouray  to- 
morrow, will  write  a  few  lines  to  -  day. 

As  yet  I  have  heard  nothing  from  Wash- 
ington in  regard  to  taking  the  Indians  on; 
hope  something  will  come  soon,  as  I  am 
anxious  to  start. 

To-day  the  goods  were  issued.  The 
agent  said  it  was  impossible  to  secure  the 
names  of  the  Indians  receiving  supplies,  and 
he  has  not  done  it  at  any  time.  I  requested 
tlie  Lieutenant  and  the  Doctor  to  remain  at 
the   door  of  the  l)lacksmith  shop,  where  the 


A  peculiar 
day. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Persever- 
ance. 


A  grand 
rascal. 


Presents 
to  Indians. 


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issue  was  made,  and  we  have  a  name — in 
a  few  cases  manufactured  by  the  Indians  — 
but  at  all  events  a  name  for  every  head 
of  a  family  that  received  any  of  the  pres- 
ents. I  was  discouraged  from  attempting 
it,  both  by  the  agent  and  the  escort,  but 
the  Will  brought  the  way  this  time.  Dur- 
ing the  issue,  one  of  the  ex -chiefs  began 
to  fight  one  of  the  plebs.,  but  the  result  was 
not  serious. 

This  pugilistic  fellow  is  Chavano,  a  great 
rascal.  He  ought  to  be  hung  to  the  nearest 
tree,  and  if  I  can  secure  the  evidence,  of 
which  there  is  plenty,  against  him  that  will 
put  him  in  prison  for  life,  you  may  be  sure  I 
will  do  so.  He  has  boasted  that  he  has 
killed  a  white  man,  and  I  have  no  doubt 
he  has  killed  many.  The  Indians  dislike 
him,  and  the  whites  hate  him. 

Each  Indian  received  fourteen  yards  of 
calico,  two  pairs  stockings,  five  yards  flan- 
nel, two  spools  of  cotton,  two  papers  nee- 
dles, two  flannel  shirts,  four  yards  ticking, 
two  handkerchiefs,  and  the  chiefs,  flannel, 
shawls,  shirts,  and  socks  extra.  Every  one 
seemed  satisfied  and  happy.  When  the  tick- 
ets were  given  out  I  passed  around  about 


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fifty  pounds  of  candy,  and  you  should  have 
seen  how  the  young  ones  enjoyed  it.  I  was 
real  glad  to  see  the  little  folks  have  such  a 
good  time;  these  poor  little  things  don't 
wear  much,  and  have  a  pretty  hard  time. 

I  saw  one  real  pretty  squaw.  She  has 
just  had  her  photograph  taken.  If  I  can  get 
one,  you  shall  have  it.  Wass,  her  husband. 
is  one  of  two  who  are  bigamists ;  the  other  is 
one  of  the  proposed  delegates  to  Washington. 

What  are  you  so  busy  about?  I  have  n't 
heard  from  any  of  you  for  several  days.  I 
quote  father's  words: — "A  postal,  even,  is 
very  comforting. "     But  I  must  go  to  bed. 

Love  to  father,  and  kind  regards  to 
friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

Los  Pinos,  Col.,  Sunday,  Nov.  17,  1878. 
Mrs.  Win.  Stickney, 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

Your  letter  of  the  4th  inst.  reached  me 
at  Ouray  yesterday.  I  am  very  sorry  to 
hear  father  has  been  sick;  but  suppose  he  is 
improving,  or  you  would  have  telegraphed. 


A  pretty 
squaw. 


Bigamists. 


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Heiidaclie. 


Higli 
prices. 


Unexpect- 
ed twist. 


Ill  good 
si)irits. 


I  am  glad  every  day  that  he  did  not  venture 
this  Rocky  Mountain  country.  The  altitude 
is  so  great  that  few  persons  escape  being 
affected.  The  whole  time  I  was  in  Ouray, 
my  head  ached  hard;  but  it  is  all  right  now. 

I  had  quite  a  good  time  in  Ouray,  but 
was  considerably  put  out  by  the  high  prices 
—  always  higher  to  those  purchasing  for  the 
Gov't. 

One  man  amused  me  very  much,  by  say- 
ing people  could  live  in  this  country  who 
couldn't  live  any  where  else.  I  replied, 
such  were  my  sentiments,  judging  from  the 
specimens  I  had  seen.  The  unexpected  twist 
from  the  sanitary  to  the  moral,  that  I  gave 
his  statement,  was  most  too  much  for  the 
gravity  of  the  listeners. 

Only  a  few  people  remain  in  town,  living 
is  so  costly — sugar  twenty- two,  pepper  sev- 
enty cents  per  pound,  and  other  things  in 
proportion.  We  daily  see  people  leaving, 
expecting  to  return  in  the  spring. 

Some  surveying  friends  dropped  in  on  us 
last  night.  They  leave  to-day  for  the  east; 
wish  I  could  go  with  them. 

There  is  nothing  new  about  here.  I  am 
in  pretty  good  spirits;  not  much  congeniality 


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with  the  people;  so  my  life  may  be  described 
as  "staying."  I  hope  to  leave  by  the  last  of 
the  week. 

Thanks  to  friends  for  kind  inquiries. 
Please  remember  me  to  all  such. 

Love  to  father.  Hoping  by  this  time 
you  are  both  well,  I  will  rest  easy  till  I  hear 
again.     Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

Los  Pinos,  Nov.  18,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

I  am  still  waiting  to  hear  from  the  Gen- 
eral. If  he  does  not  answer  soon,  I  shall 
leave  for  a  warmer  clime. 

Have  had  an  informal  talk  with  the 
chiefs,  and  with  two  of  them  visited  the  four 
mile  square,  twenty- five  miles  off.  They 
said  they  would  agree  to  the  sale,  but  are 
anxious  for  a  delegation  to  Washington. 

I  still  think  this  the  best  thing  to  do. 
They  will  have  their  present  notions  very 
much  modified  by  the  sight  of  civilization, 
and  a  better  comprehension  of  the  strength 
of  the  Government.  It  will  be  easy  to  select 
men  of  good  judgment,  who  have  the  confi- 

<lence  of  the  tribe. 

u 


Delega- 
tion to 
Washing- 
ton. 


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Mcntnl 
caiiacity. 


The  mental  exercises  of  these  sons  of  the 
forest  are  very  simple.  They  can  scarcely 
do  more  than  draw  conclusions  from  prem- 
ises that  appeal  to  the  senses;  to  tell  them  of 
the  strength  and  resources  of  the  Govern- 
ment has  but  little  effect;  to  show  it  to  them. 
is  to  convince. 

I  certainly  hope  word  will  soon  come 
about  their  going.  I  want  to  leave  this 
country;  the  altitude  is  altogether  too  great. 

Love  to  mother,  and  kind  regards  to  in- 
quiring friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency,  Colorado, 

Tuesday,  Nov.  19.  1878. 
^^rs.  W)ii.  Si^'ckney, 

Washingion  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

While  waiting  for  the  team  to  be  hitched 
up  that  will  probably  take  me  to  Ouray.  I 
will  report  to  you  and  father.  Rather  than 
carry  the  silver  back  to  Lake  City,  I  am 
going  to  take  it  to  Ouray  (twenty- five  miles 
distant),  and  have  checks  and  greenbacks 
instead,  and  if  all  is  well,  hope  to  leave  this 


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part  of  the  country  on  Thursday  for  Garland. 
Expect  to  eat  my  Thanksgiving  dinner  there; 
but  do  n't  pretend  to  know  any  thing  about 
my  movements  so  far  ahead. 

Last  night  I  went  down,  by  invitation, 
to  an  Indian  dance.  I  do  n't  know  when  I 
have  laughed  so  heartily;  the  odd  music  (?) 
and  the  peculiar  figures  would  have  non- 
plused a  Saratoga  belle.  I  joined  the  or- 
chestra, and  then  had  to  laugh  at  my  own 
music.  I  hope  you  will  be  able  to  see  some 
of  these  fellows  exercise  their  heels;  it  will 
take  you  back  to  the  queer  manners  of  the 
Orientals.  Would  n't  it  be  odd  if  I  had 
l>layed  last  night  for  one  of  old  Jacob's  sons 
to  dance?  and  yet,  the  more  I  see  of  these 
people,  the  more  I  am  convinced  that  they 
belong  to  other  stock  than  ours. 

Love    to    father,   and    kind    regards    to 
friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 


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Hope  and 

f  xpecta- 

ti(in. 


Indian 
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Fort  Garland,  Colorado, 

Monday,  25th  Nov.,  1878. 
Mrs.  Wnt.  Stickney, 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

Your  letters  of  Oct.  28  and  Nov.  12,  and 
postals  of  9th  and  15th  inst.,  came  to  hand 
last  Friday  night  in  Lake  City. 

Last  Monday  some  of  the  chiefs  wanted 
to  go  back  to  their  camps  for  a  week  or  so  to 
see  how  matters  were  progressing.  I  imme- 
diately told  them,  if  they  left  I  should  come 
here,  where  I  could  be  comfortable  and  in 
telegraphic  communication  with  Washington. 

Hurrah!!  Telegram  from  General  Hatch 
this  moment  received.  Says  I  am  to  take 
the  delegation  to  Washington.  Now  I  feel 
quite  sure  of  being  with  you  Christmas. 
But,  retournons  nous  a  nos  moutons. 

Left  the  agency  Thursda}^  and  rode 
thirty- five  miles  to  the  Cimaron  River.  Col., 
(there  is  another  in  New  Mexico. )  The  road 
was  very  muddy  and  hilly,  but  we  made 
good  time,  and  reached  the  cabin  before 
night.  The  meal  would  have  been  pretty 
scant  had  I  not  brought  some  canned  baked 
beans  and  tomatoes  with  me. 


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After  supper  I  spread  1113'  bedding  on 
some  hay  in  one  corner  of  the  room,  and 
there  slept.  At  four  o'clock  the  next  morn- 
ing we  were  on  the  way  to  Lake  City  in  a 
buckboard.  As  this  team  only  went  to  In- 
dian Creek,  I  hired  a  "private  conveyance" 
to  take  me  to  my  destination. 

The  aforesaid  conveyance  was  an  old 
farm  wagon,  and  we  were  seven  hours  and 
a  half  going  twenty- two  miles:  that  made 
fifteen  hours  for  that  day. 

Saturday  I  left  Lake  City  at  half -past 
six  in  the  morning,  and  had  another  beau- 
tiful ride  across  the  range;  had  little  or  no 
snow,  reached  Del  Norte  about  eight  in  the 
evening,  and  then  took  a  "jerky"  and  rode 
all  night,  reaching  Alamosa  about  half -past 
three.  A  very  severe  snow  storm  set  in 
about  nine  and  lasted  during  the  night.  I 
had  a  buffalo  robe  given  me  at  White  River; 
this  did  me  good  service.  Do  not  think  I 
caught  the  least  cold.  One  of  the  passen- 
gers was  very  drunk,  and  his  soliloquies  and 
incoherent  babblings  rendered  sleep  impos- 
sible. 

The  train  left  Alamosa  at  <!:20  a.  m.,  so 
I  bad  about  two  houis"  sleep  on  the  sofa  in 


Koiigli- 
JiiK  it. 


AfVus.s 
tlie  raiigv 


A  drunken 
passenger. 


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the  hotel.  Arrived  here  at  7:30,  having- 
traveled  about  two  hundred  and  twenty- five 
miles  from  Thursday  morning  to  Sunday 
at  half -past  seven.  Yesterday  slept  nearly 
all  day,  and  now  feel  quite  rested. 

Have  written  eleven  letters  to  -  day,  and 
am  getting  tired.  This  business  gives  me 
a  large  official  correspondence. 

Telegraphed  you  yesterday  of  my  arri- 
val; thought  you  would  be  glad  to  hear  of 
my  safe  return. 

Did  the  bulbs  reach  you  safely?  But  I 
must  stop,  as  I  have  three  more  letters  to 
write  to-night,  besides  some  copying  that 
should  be  done. 

Give  lots  of  love  to  father.  Expect  to 
be  in  Washington  about  the  15th  prox.,  and 
want  him  to  see  me.  So  he  must  tell  Dr. 
Marmion  to  hurry  and  cure  those  eyes. 

Kind  regards  to  friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 


S.     Inclosed  you  will  find  the  card  of 
— ,  a  gossipy  gas-bag,  masculine  gen- 


Mr.  - 

der,  singular  number,  and  invariably  first 
person;  agrees  best  with  whiskey,  unqual- 
ified. W.  S.  S. 


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Fort  Garland,  Colorado. 

Last  day  of  Nov.,  1878. 
Mrs.  Will.  Stickney, 

Washington  City.  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

As  I  have  received  no  news  from  home 
for  several  days,  suppose  you  must  be  ex- 
pecting- my  return. 

Have  been  at  work  all  day  copying  the 
remainder  of  my  minutes;  no  small  job. 
This  evening  am  feeling  quite  well,  though 
very  tired.  Am  anxious  to  hear  how  father's 
eyes  are. 

The  church  letter  business  is  no  more 
than  I  expected;  regret  very  much  the  spirit 
that  prompted  it.  No  church  can  prosper 
if  the  spirit  of  jealousy  or  what  not  receives 
more  attention  than  that  holy  strife  —  I  might 
call  it  —  to  verify  the  exhortation  of  Holy 
Writ,  "Brethren,  see  that  ye  love  one  an- 
other with  a  pure  heart."  But  'tis  not  for 
us  to  remonstrate.  No  load  is  ever  given 
us  greater  than  we  can  bear.  Let  us  try  and 
"do  the  duties  that  lie  next  us."  and  the 
result  will  be  all  right. 

The  mail  has  just  come,  but  brings  no- 
thing from  home. 


>±e 


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Hlliitiiifr 
small 
tranio. 


Love  to  father  and  yourself. 
Affectionately,  your  son 


Will. 


M) 


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Fort  Garland,  Colorado, 

Tuesday  p.  m.,  3d  Dec,  1878, 
Wm.  Stickney, 

Washington,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

You  see  I  am  still  here,  though  likely 
to  pull  out  in  a  few  days.  This  p.  m.  re- 
ceived despatch  from  the  Commission,  say- 
ing I  was  to  bring  the  Indians  on  with  their 
share  of  the  money  due  them ;  but  I  have  n't 
any  of  their  money;  Gen.  Hatch  has  it  all. 
Have  telegraphed  the  General,  and  guess 
he  will  transfer  without  any  further  trouble. 
Will  try  hard  to  reach  home  by  the  15th. 

This  morning,  for  recreation,  I  went  with 
Maj.  Shorkley  hunting  jack  rabbits;  some- 
thing like  a  hare,  only  four  or  five  times  as 
large.  It  was  my  first  hunt  for  a  good  many 
years.  Enjoyed  the  tramp  ever  so  much. 
Think  I  will  do  more  hunting;  it  exercises 
a  body  all  over.  The  next  time  I  come  into 
this  country,  will  bring  my  own  gun. 

For  a  game  country  I  never  saw  a  better; 
though  on  the  line  between  Wyoming  and 


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Colorado  it  is  said  to  be  magnificent  —  deer, 
elk,    antelope,    and    mountain    sheep,    sage- 
hens,  and  trout  three  times  a  day! 
Love  to  father  and  yourself. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Will. 

Fort  Garland,  Colorado, 

Saturday  night,  Dec.  7,  1878. 
Mrs.  Wm.  Stickney, 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

I  rather  guess  another  Saturday  night 
will  pass  before  seeing  you  once  again,  but 
trust  it  will  be  only  a  few  days  over.  Am  so 
glad  to  hear  father  is  better;  not  hearing  for 
so  long,  feared  he  was  worse. 

My  plans  are  all  made  to  leave  for  home, 
but  they  may  be  changed. 

Most  of  the  time  here  is  occupied  in  copy- 
ing the  minutes,  making  out  reports,  &c. 

Christmas  must  not  go  by  without  some 
demonstration.  Tell  father  I  '11  be  all  ready 
to  help  him  and  myself  out  in  a  little  while; 
but  he  must  have  something  to  start  with; 
have  not  been  able  to  lay  hands  on  a 
thing  here.  Will  see  if  the  Indians  have 
any   performances   sufficiently   dignified  for 

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prepara- 
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such  an  occasion.  Billy  might  make  a 
speech;  he  knows  a  little  English.  But  we 
will  see. 

Good  night.     Love  to  father  and  your- 
self. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 


Denver,  Dec.  14,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

You  know  the  *'best  laid  plans  of  mice 
and  men  gang  aft  aglee,"  and  though  I  left 
every  thing  at  the  agency  in  such  shape  that 
half  a  day's  notice  would  start  my  delega- 
tion, now  they  are  debating  again  who 
Waiting.  should  go.  and  I  am  waiting  for  their  slug- 

gish minds  to  come  to  a  conclusion.  Com- 
munication is  so  slow  in  that  country  that 
it  is  impossible  to  tell  the  result  for  three  or 
four  days  at  least.  Had  rather  wait  than 
go  after  them  across  the  mountains  in  an 
open  wagon. 

The  Com'r.  in  his  dispatch,  says  nothing 
as  to  how  I  am  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the 
delegation.  Of  course  I  declined  to  budge 
an  inch  till  this  was  provided  for,  and  there 
have  several  days  been  consumed  in  tele- 
graphing, mailing.   &c.,   between  the   Com- 


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missioner  of  Indian  Affairs,  General  Hatch, 
and  myself,  which  ought  to  have  been  avoid- 
ed. The  Com'r  asked  me,  by  telegraph,  if 
the  Indians  would  consent  to  have  the  ex- 
penses of  the  delegation  paid  from  their 
funds.  The  Indians  were  at  Los  Pinos,  I 
at  Fort  Garland,  seventy- two  miles  distant, 
two  mountain  ranges  between,  and  no  tele- 
graph I 

I  occupy  myself  reading  Gibbon  and 
superintending  the  manufacture  of  a  pair  of 
boots. 

Will  telegraph  when  we  leave,  and  if 
the  delegation  is  too  slow,  will  put  them  in 
charge  of  an  interpreter  and  go  ahead. 

Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  Will. 

Denver,  Col.,  Dec.  16,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

Just  one  more  letter  from  Denver,  and 
then  I  *11  try  a  change  of  base,  and  call  it 
Topeka  for  a  while. 

This  morning  started  Curtis,  the  inter- 
preter, after  my  Indian  delegation,  and  to- 
morrow I  expect  to  take  the  train  for  Topeka, 
where  I   will  assist  the  Judge  in  preparing 


Occupa- 
tion. 


Topeka. 


ifr 


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MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


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healtli. 


Christmas 
announce- 
ment. 


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the  report;  that  means  about  three  days' 
hard  work.  Am  trying  to  fix  matters  so  I 
will  not  be  specially  needed.  Will  ask  the 
Judge  to  accompany  them  from  Topeka,  and 
if  he  will,  please  have  the  carriage  at  B.  &  P. 
depot  at  nine  o'clock,  p.  m.,  Dec.  24. 

Last  night  heard  a  first-rate  sermon 
from  the  Baptist  minister  on  "Manliness;'' 
enjoyed  the  service  very  much. 

To-day  we  have  had  more  snow,  and  I 
have  spent  the  time  reading,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  my  morning  walk. 

Health  first-rate;  never  better;  but  will 
be  glad  to  be  home  once  more. 

Kind  regards  to  the  bank  friends.  Love 
to  mother  and  yourself. 

Affectionately  .'your  son  Will. 

P.  S.  I  have  a  Christmas  announcement 
for  you  and  mother:  After  very  careful  and 
prayerful  thought,  have  concluded  not  to  go 
west  to  live.  Will  remain  in  Washington, 
and  practice  law  there  —  at  least,  there  will 
be  my  home.  Will. 


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Topeka,  Ks..  Dec.  20,  1878. 
My  dear  Father — 

You  see  I  have  at  last  made  a  start.  Am 
detained  here,  having  a  good  time,  waiting 
for  my  wards.  They  left  the  agency  day 
before  yesterday,  I  suppose,  so  you  may  ex- 
pect us  all  before  long.  Hope  to  be  with  you 
on  the  eve  of  the  25th,  Indians  or  no  Indians; 
but  trust  we  may  all  arrive  together,  and 
that  I  may,  together  with  3^ou,  celebrate  the 
dies  dierum. 

I  have  almost  lost  my  patience  waiting 
for  these  Indians.  One  day  they  would  say 
"Yes,"' and  the  next,  ''No," — unable  to  de- 
cide who  should  constitute  the  delegation. 

Had  I  been  there,  think  I  would  have 
brought  them  to  a  decision  subito. 

About  fourteen  inches  of  snow  here,  and 
splendid  sleighing,  though  the  sleighs  are 
most  all  improvised. 

The  Judge  will  leave  here  with  me.  Love 
to  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 

On  Christmas  eve  our  hearts  were  made 
glad  and  thankful  by  the  safe  return  of  the 
dear  bov.  who  had  been  absent  so  long,  and 


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Indians  or 

no  Tiifiians 


lloint" 
again. 


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MEMOIR   OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


who  had  lahored  so  faithfully  and  energ-eti- 
cally,  amidst  some  trying  embarrassments,  to 
discharge,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Govern- 
ment and  the  Commission,  the  arduous  du- 
ties of  his  position. 

The  experience  and  duties  were  all  new, 
and  the  members  of  the  Commission  were 
strangers;  yet  with  that  self-reliance  which 
always  characterized  him;  with  an  honest 
determination  to  devote  his  best  energies  to 
the  work;  stimulated  by  an  honorable  ambi- 
tion to  deserve  well  of  his  associates;  unde- 
terred by  obstacles  which  might  have  dis- 
couraged one  of  less  enthusiasm;  conscious 
of  the  responsibilities  he  had  assumed;  he 
entered  with  characteristic  vigor  upon  the 
expedition. 
Success.  His  success  was   equal   to  his   expecta- 

tions. His  associates  were  captivated  by 
his  courteous  deportment,  obliging  disposi- 
tion, executive  ability,  and  his  wonderful 
energy  and  resources  so  frequently  brought 
into  requisition  during  the  trip. 

Notwithstanding  his  unaccustomed  ex- 
posure and  hardship;  his  night  and  day 
travel  by  rail,  wagon,  and  horseback;  his 
hard  fare  and  poor  accommodations  while 


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in  the   Indian  country,  he  returned  in   im- 
proved health,  with  a  decided  gain  in  flesh. 

His  spirits  were  never  better.  He  was 
enthusiastic  over  the  success  of  the  Com- 
mission; had  gained  useful  information  con- 
cerning the  extent  and  resources  of  the  coun- 
try; was  becoming  more  and  more  interested 
in  the  Indians,  for  whose  amelioration  he 
made  many  useful  suggestions  to  the  Depart- 
ment ;  he  had  looked  npon  the  " '  Ocean  of 
Peace'"  through  the  Golden  Gate,  and  he 
now  declared  himself  ready  to  work  for  the 
church  and  Sunday  School,  or  wherever  he 
could  do  the  most  good. 

Just  here  it  may  not  be  out  of  place  to 
insert  the  following  Report  to  the  Hon.  Ute 
Commissioners,  not  only  for  its  inherent  in- 
terest, but  also  for  the  evidence  it  gives  of 
careful  study  of  the  situation,  and  thorough- 
ness of  execution  in  the  trust  committed  to 
him.  Indeed,  the  manner  in  which  he  did 
his  work,  on  the  several  occasions  on  which 
he  was  called  to  do  public  service,  justify 
the  remark,  often  made,  that  his  death  was 
more  than  a  loss  to  his  family  and  imme- 
<liate  friends. 


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Iiuiiroved 
liealth. 


Kfiul.v  f. 
Work. 


Faitliful- 

ncss  to  liis 

trust. 


A.  ci.iii- 
moii  Idsn. 


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Rojiort. 


REPORT. 


Fort  Garland,  Colo., 

November  27,  1878. 
Gentlemen — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Commission  held  in 
Denver  September  11,  and  also  by  a  supple- 
mental telegram  dated  September  24,  1878, 
the  Secretary,  accompanied  by  Lieut.  C.  A. 
H.  McCauley,  as  escort,  was  instructed  to 
" '  proceed  as  speedily  as  possible  to  the  White 
River  agency,  to  complete  arrangements  al- 
ready made  with  U.  M.  Curtis,  interpreter, 
to  report  as  to  the  condition  of  the  Indians 
and  the  agricultural  capacity  of  the  country, 
and  to  secure  from  the  Indians,  in  writing, 
their  consent  to  the  sale  of  that  part  of  the 
Reservation  immediately  south  and  west  of 
the  San  Juan  mining  district,"  and  then 
'*to  proceed  to  the  Uintah  agency  with  the 
saine  instructions." 

In  pursuance  of  these  instructions,  I  beg 
leave  to  present  the  following  as  my  report: 

Thursday  morning,  September  12,  1878, 
Lieutenant  McCauley  and  myself  took  the 
Denver  Pacific  Railroad  to  Cheyenne,  and 
thence  the  Union  Pacific  to  Fort  Steele,  in 


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all  about  284  miles,  reaching  the  last  -  named 
place  at  midnight. 

Major  Thornburg,  commander  of  the  post, 
receiv^ed  us  and  kindly  accommodated  us  at 
his  own  table. 

The  following  day  was  occupied  in  se- 
curing an  outfit  with  which  to  make  the 
trip.  The  officers  of  the  post  placed  at  our 
disposal  a  buck -board  and  a  pair  of  mules. 
At  Rawlins,  some  sixteen  miles  distant,  I 
hired  a  guide  and  an  extra  pair  of  horses, 
which  were  sent  ahead  as  a  relay. 

Saturday.  September  14th,  we  left  Fort 
Steele  for  the  agency,  riding  that  day  about 
sixty  miles.  From  the  Fort  to  Pine  Grove, 
the  ranch  where  the  relay  awaited  us,  is 
an  alkali  country,  generally  rolling,  and 
with  very  little  vegetation  save  sage-brush 
and  grease -wood.  After  leaving  Rawlins 
we  passed  but  one  house,  and  that  is  about 
sixteen  miles  out.  From  the  Grove  to  Snake 
River  the  road  crosses  the  Continental  Di- 
vide, a  series  of  high  mesas  separated  by 
arroyas  of  greater  or  less  depth.  These 
table -lands  abound  in  game,  and  furnish 
good  summer  ranges  for  cattle.  Grass  and 
sage-brush  are  the  products  of  the  soil,  ex- 

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f'oiitinen- 
lal  divide. 


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Stock 
raising. 


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cept  on  the  banks  of  an  occasional  stream, 
where  the  cotton  -  wood  seems  to  flourish. 

The  second  day  we  rode  about  fifty- one 
miles,  crossing  Snake  River  Valley  to  Forti- 
fication Creek.  This  valley,  about  two  miles 
wide  at  the  crossing,  is  beautifully  located, 
partially  protected  by  high  plateaus,  and 
with  good  mountain  pastures  at  its  head. 
The  river  is  lined  with  cotton  -wood  and  the 
bottom-land  well  covered  with  grass.  On 
our  return,  about  eight  miles  above  the  river- 
crossing,  we  passed  a  mild  soda- spring;  the 
only  mineral  development  of  the  valley  re- 
ported. 

Quite  a  number  of  settlers  have  already 
located  along  the  river,  an  Indian  trader, 
still  doing  a  flourishing  business,  being  the 
pioneer.  The  principal  occupation  is  stock- 
raising;  the  cattle  ranging  about  the  moun- 
tains in  summer,  and  sixty  or  seventy  miles 
west  and  south  in  the  winter,  where  the 
grass  is  not  covered  with  snow.  Little  is 
done  at  farming,  the  settlers  having  no 
chance  to  grind  their  wheat  nor  market  for 
their  vegetables.  But  most  of  the  usual 
crops,  except  corn,  so  far  as  they  have  been 
tried,  seem  to  do  well. 


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The  third  day  we  crossed  the  Bear  Riv- 
er, known  on  the  map  as  the  "  Yampa." 
Like  the  Snake,  this  valley,  though  sparsely 
settled,  is  used  principally  for  cattle -ranges. 
The  season  being  short  and  the  demand 
small,  little  or  nothing  is  done  in  the  way  of 
farming.  The  Indian  trader  at  this  post,  the 
nearest  to  the  agency,  has  a  small  garden, 
and  supplied  us  with  fresh  tomatoes  and 
very  fine  potatoes  of  his  own  raising. 

From  this  valley  to  the  agency,  about 
sixty  miles,  the  road  crosses  mountain  ran- 
ges of  no  mean  height:  but  before  sundown 
Tuesday,  the  17th,  after  riding  in  four  days 
about  two  hundred  miles,  we  reached  the 
White  River  Valley  and  the  Indian  agen- 
cy. 

The  agent,  Mr.  N.  C.  Meeker,  received 
us  very  cordially,  and  introduced  us  to  the 
scanty  quarters  and  poor  fare  of  the  agency 
boarding  -  house. 

Wednesday  a  council  was  convened,  and, 
as  a  result,  I  have  the  pleasure  to  submit 
herewith  the  written  consent  of  the  most  of 
the  chiefs  and  headmen,  viz.,  thirty- four  in 
number,  to  "whatever  disposition  the  Ca- 
l)otes,     Muaches,     and     Weeminuches    may 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY 


Miirdor  in 

Middle 

Park. 


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make"  of  the  southern   and  western  strips 
of  the  Reservation. 

The  Indians  were  very  friendly,  and 
wished  the  Great  Father  to  distinctly  un- 
derstand that  they,  the  White  River  Utes. 
do  not  want  to  fight  nor  in  any  way  incur 
the  displeasure  of  the  whites.  In  regard 
to  the  late  murder  in  Middle  Park,  they  dis- 
claim all  connection.  Washington,  who  was 
present  at  the  murder,  claimed  to  have  ad- 
vised Piah  against  it,  but  his  counsel  was 
disregarded.  Piah  has  not  yet  returned  to 
the  agency.  If  he  could  be  caught  and 
punished  by  the  government  authorities,  the 
effect  on  the  Indians  would  unquestionably 
be  for  the  best,  and  would  have  a  tendency 
to  prevent  an  early  repetition  of  the  crime. 

Mr.  Curtis,  employed  as  interpreter  bj' 
the  Conmiission.  presented  his  report  as  to 
the  arable  land  between  the  Los  Pinos  and 
the  White  River  agencies.  It  is  submitted 
herewith.  I  also  approved  his  action  in 
proceeding  to  Middle  Park  so  promptly  with 
seven  of  the  leading  Indians  to  prevent  any 
further  trouble  by  an  apprehension  on  the 
part  of  the  settlers  that  a  general  outbreak 
was  imminent. 


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The  presents  ordered  by  the  Commission 
for  these  Indians  had  not  arrived,  and  as 
the  agent  has  no  interpreter.  I  instructed 
Mr.  Curtis  to  remain  until  they  came,  and 
with  the  agent  to  distribute  them  to  the 
Indians  who  had  assisted  the  work  of  the 
Commission. 

On  my  return,  the  goods  having  reached 
Bear  (Yampa)  River.  I  stopped  a  day  at 
the  trader's  store  to  inspect  them  and  ap- 
prove the  bill. 

The  condition  of  the  White  River  In- 
dians and  the  agricultural  capacity  of  their 
country  seem  to  be  but  little  knowm  outside 
of  the  agency  and  its  vicinage.  The  old 
distinction  of  the  Yampa  and  Grand  River 
bands  is  rapidly  disappearing,  and  they  all 
call  themselves  "White  River"  Utes.  The 
chief  no  longer  has  absolute  authority,  but 
acts  only  in  accordance  with  the  will  of  a 
majority  of  his  councilors.  They  are  all  well 
off;  hardly  an  Indian  has  less  than  twenty- 
five  ponies.  All  have  good  guns  and  an 
abundance  of  ammunition.  Game  is  plen- 
tiful, and  the  Indians  are  rich  from  their 
hunting.  Tlicv  hunt  off  the  Reservation, 
going  two.    three,    and    four   hundred   miles 


^ 


White  Ri- 
ver Utes. 


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(<ra/.iiiK 
country. 


north,  preferring  to  keep  their  own  game 
intact  until  the  rest  is  gone.  They  also  own 
in  common  fifteen  hundred  head  of  cattle, 
from  which  herd  the  beef  is  supplied.  None 
of  these  cattle  are  supposed  to  be  killed  with- 
out the  consent  of  the  Agent. 

The  White  River  Valley  is  so  mild  and 
so  well  protected  in  winter  that  the  herd  can 
graze  within  sixteen  miles  of  the  present 
agency  during  the  whole  season.  This  is 
the  place  to  which  the  honorable  Commis- 
sioner of  Indian  Affairs  has  ordered  the 
removal  of  the  agency.  There  the  valley 
is  wider,  and  the  fall  of  the  river  so  great 
that  irrigating  ditches  are  being  easily  con- 
structed, and  a  fall  of  sixty  feet  for  milling 
purposes  can  be  secured.  The  agent  is  al- 
ready breaking  up  the  ground,  and  hopes 
to  obtain  a  wheat  crop  at  least  by  next  sea- 
son. 

The  settlers  on  Snake  and  Bear  Rivers 
regard  this  valley  as  far  superior  to  their 
own,  and  better  adapted  for  grazing  and 
agricultural  purposes  than  any  other  part 
of  this  country.  All  seemed  to  concur  that 
at  least  five  thousand  Indians  could  be  sup- 
ported there;  the  agent,  a  professional  far- 


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mer,  claiming  that  he  can  support  ten  thou- 
sand people  in  that  valley  and  its  subsidia- 
ries. He  also  says:  "This  White  River 
range  on  the  Reservation  is  unequalled  in 
the  west,  and  it  possesses  the  great  advan- 
tage of  not  being  trespassed  upon  by  any 
other  herds;  a  condition  that  diminishes  the 
labor  of  herding  and  reduces  the  losses  by 
estrays  and  stealings.  This  range  has  a 
money  value  of  at  least  650,000,  There  is 
no  section  comparable  with  it  south  of  the 
divide  between  White  and  Grand  Rivers." 

This  country  seems  much  better  adapted 
for  cultivation  than  the  Uncompahgre  Val- 
ley. It  lies  south  of  the  mountain  ranges, 
which  protect  it  from  the  extreme  cold;  it  is 
fully  as  near  a  railroad,  about  175  miles  over 
a  good  natural  road,  and  is  well  removed 
from  the  settlers.  Should  it  be  thought  best 
to  consolidate  the  Los  Pinos  with  the  White 
River  agency,  there  certainly  would  be  no 
difficulty  in  supplying  them;  the  White  Riv- 
ers probably  bave  not  more  than  400,  cer- 
tainly less  than  500,  and  your  honorable 
body  has  already  approximated  the  number 
in  Ouray's  band  as  about  l.ooo.  making  a 
total  of,  at  most,  1,500  Indians. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W,    S.    STICKNEY, 


Police 
nocessary. 


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In  reporting  as  to  the  needs  of  these 
people,  I  would  beg  leave  to  call  attention 
to  the  necessity  of  a  police  force.  The  agent 
has  not  secured  his  quota  allowed  b}^  law, 
deeming  such  a  small  number  insufficient 
to  compel  obedience.  Some  of  these  Indians 
need  something  more  than  moral  suasion. 
While  the  majority  mean  well,  and.  would 
probably  prevent  any  open  outbreak,  the  few 
who  are  ill  -  disposed  can  make  great  trouble 
for  the  agent,  and  commit  depredations  in 
the  vicinity  of  the  Reservation  with  little 
fear  of  being  punished.  A  Ute  police  could 
do  much  toward  preventing  a  repetition  of 
the  Middle  Park  calamity,  and  be  of  great 
value  in  securing  the  guilty  should  any  in- 
subordination occur. 

Another  want  now  felt  at  the  agency  is 
a  trading  -  post.  At  present  the  nearest  is 
sixty  miles,  and  the  next  fifty  miles  beyond. 
If  these  trips  of  one  and  two  hundred  miles 
for  barter  could  be  checked,  it  would  un- 
doubtedly help  to  keep  these  people  on  the 
Reservation  and  localize  them.  Certainly 
some  good  might  be  effected  by  allowing 
any  and  all  traders  to  build  first-class  build- 
ings  at    the   agency   and    do    their    trading 


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there.  Liquor  should,  of  course,  be  prohib- 
ited, but  to  make  the  experiment  a  success, 
ammunition  will  have  to  be  sold,  though 
that  may  be  easily  regulated  by  the  order 
of  the  agent  or  the  chief  of  police.  So  long 
as  the  present  system  of  the  Government 
obtains  in  regard  to  the  rations  of  the  In- 
dians, they  will  have  to  hunt,  and  it  seems 
but  fair  that  under  certain  restrictions  they 
be  allowed  to  buy  their  powder  and  lead  at 
reasonable  prices,  and  that,  too,  on  the  Res- 
ervation. 

The  Indians  had  considerable  to  say 
about  the  money  that  was  due.  They  seem 
less  anxious  for  the  money  itself  than  to 
have  the  debt  in  some  way  discharged. 
There  are  a  few  things  they  would  be  bene- 
fited by  having,  and  I  will  ask  your  per- 
mission to  enumerate  them: 

First.  A  grist-mill.  It  will  be  difficult 
to  make  these  Indians  self-sustaining  with- 
out such  a  mill;  and  if  it  were  built  with 
their  own  money,  they  would  probably  take 
a  greater  interest  in  learning  how  to  manage 
it.  At  present,  I  am  informed,  the  Govern- 
ment pays  nine  cents  a  pound  for  flour  de- 
livered at  the  agency;  the  agent  estimates  it 

27 


»!+ 


Powder 
for  In- 
dians. 


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MEMOIR  OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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Imiirove- 

ineiit  of 

stock. 


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would  cost  three  cents  a  pound  if  he  had  a 
mill. 

Secondly.  About  twenty  -  five  short- 
horned  bulls.  Most  of  the  cattle  belonging 
to  the  Indians  are  of  the  long -horned  Texas 
stock,  and  an  infusion  of  the  short -horned 
breeds  would  not  only  improve  the  milking 
qualities  of  the  cows,  but  also  increase  their 
average  weight.  If  the  other  band  is  located 
here,  the  herd,  without  great  expense,  could 
be  enlarged  sufficiently  to  meet  the  demands 
of  all  the  Indians  without  the  aid  of  beef 
contractors. 

Thirdly.  About  twelve  stallions,  well 
adapted  for  draught  purposes.  The  Indian 
ponies  are  of  very  little  use,  except  under  the 
saddle,  and  if  work -horses  will  be  needed 
for  farm  purposes,  either  they  must  be  pur- 
chased and  taken  into  the  country  or  else  the 
native  stock  must  be  improved.  The  In- 
dians think  much  of  their  ponies,  and  any 
effort  tending  toward  their  improvement 
would  be  gratefully  appreciated. 

Fourthly.  A  good  stock  of  farming  im- 
plements and  seeds.  The  agent  reported 
that  several  families  had  expressed  their 
willingness  to  work,  but  he  had  no  tools  for 


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them.  They  do  not  need  expensive  articles, 
but  something  strong  and  durable,  likely  to 
stand  the  hard  knocks  novices  will  give  them. 
Of  seeds,  the  staples  are  most  needed. 

Fifthly.  An  increase  of  the  police  force 
allowed  by  law.  This  agency  would,  under 
the  general  act,  be  allowed  eight  or  nine 
policemen.  At  the  start,  if  the  agencies  are 
to  be  consolidated,  it  would  probably  be  well 
to  have  the  number  increased  to  fifty,  the 
extra  to  be  paid  from  the  tribal  fund.  Fifty 
men  carefully  chosen,  required  to  be  at  or 
near  the  agenc}^  might  help  to  keep  the 
rest  of  the  band  from  going  so  far  from  the 
Reservation.  The  first  year  or  so  such  a 
force  would  need  a  chief,  and  a  good  man 
can  now  be  secured  for  twelve  or  fourteen 
hundred  dollars.  I  refer  to  Captain  U.  M. 
Curtis;  he  has  great  influence  with  these 
Indians,  has  lived  with  them  for  many  years, 
speaks  their  language  well,  and  has  led  them 
as  soldiers.  In  Mr,  Curtis  the  agent  would 
not  only  have  an  interpreter,  a  want  he 
sadly  feels  at  present,  but  would  also  have 
in  charge  of  his  police  a  capable  man,  re- 
spected and  looked  up  to  by  the  Indians.  At 
least,  work  in  such  a  position  could  be  easily 


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* 


No  tiiuo 
to  li(>  lost. 


^ 


tested  by  a  year's  trial,  it  being  his  duty  not 
only  to  keep  the  Indians  quiet  and  orderly, 
but  make  them  remain  on  the  Reservation; 
provided,  of  course,  traders  at  the  agency 
are  permitted  to  sell  ammunition,  though  it 
be  in  limited  quantities,  and  subject  to  the 
order  of  the  agent. 

In  conclusion,  whatever  is  to  be  done 
should  be  done  quickly.  It  is  very  important 
that  they  should  be  put  to  work  early  in  the 
spring,  and  if  they  are  henceforward  to  live 
under  a  new  regime,  the  sooner  it  is  intro- 
duced to  them  the  better. 

It  is  certainly  to  be  desired  that  the 
buildings  at  the  new  agency  will  be  of  a 
somewhat  more  civilized  character  than  the 
rude  log  huts  at  present  occupied.  The  In- 
dians learn  only  by  imitation,  and  with  the 
good  saw- mill  now  on  the  Reservation,  plen- 
ty of  lumber,  and  the  good  supply  of  em- 
ployes, there  is  nothing  to  prevent  the  erec- 
tion of  comfortable  homes,  and  at  the  same 
time  models  fit  to  be  copied. 

I  left  the  agency  on  my  return  Wednes- 
day night,  September  18,  and  reached  Fort 
Steele  Monday,  the  23d  of  September. 

Having  received  telegraphic  instructions 


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'•■il 


to  proceed  to  the  Uintah  Reservation,  escort- 
ed by  Lieutenant  McCauley,  I  left  Fort  Steele 
September  24,  arriving  at  Salt  Lake  the  eve- 
ning of  the  following  day. 

Thursday,  the  ^(ith.  was  occupied  in 
fitting  up  for  the  trip.  A  wagon,  warranted 
to  carry  us  over  the  mountains,  and  a  guide 
were  hired. 

Friday,  morning  at  sunrise  we  started, 
and  had  gone  but  twent}'  miles  before  the 
wagon  broke  down.  Finding  it  useless  to 
attempt  the  mountains  with  a  broken  wagon, 
to  save  time  I  hired  a  horse  and  sent  our 
driver  as  courier  over  the  trail  to  the  agency, 
requesting  the  agent  to  procure  of  the  In- 
dians their  release  to  the  country  south  and 
west  of  the  San  Juan  district,  and  returned  to 
Salt  Lake  City.  While  waiting  for  the  re- 
turn of  the  courier  T  received  a  call  fiom 
Tabby,  chief  of  the  Uintahs,  and  Tackawan- 
na.  sub -chief.  The^y  each  expressed  them- 
selves as  pleased  with  the  work  they  are 
doing  at  the  agency  and  as  willing  to  sign 
the  release.  The  courier  returned  with  a 
letter  from  the  agent,  to  the  effect  that  the 
Indians  were  out  hunting,  but  as  soon  as 
l)ossible  he  would  convene  them  and  secure 


Break 
down. 


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MEMOIR  OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Indian 
wants. 


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their  signatures  to  the  release.  About  a 
month  later  I  received  this  document  prop- 
erly signed  and  witnessed,  and  take  pleasure 
in  presenting  it  herewith.  >» 

From  the  Indians  met  and  agent  Critch- 
low  it  would  seem  as  if  their  needs  were 
about  the  same  as  at  White  River.  They 
particularly  requested  that  stoves,  wagons, 
and  harness  be  given  them,  in  addition  to 
whatever  stock  and  farming  implements 
might  be  sent. 

As  requested,  I  reported  on  Saturday, 
October  20,  at  Fort  Garland,  to  the  Chairman 
of  the  Commission. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

W.  S.  Stickney, 

Secretary   Ute  Special  Commission. 

The  Hon.  Ute  Commissioners. 

Upon  reporting  to  the  Chairman  of  the 
Commission  at  Fort  Garland,  he  received 
additional  instructions;  their  execution  will 
be  found  detailed  in  his  report,  which  follows. 


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IXSTRUCTIOXS. 

Rooms  Ute  Commission, 
Alamosa,  Colo.,  October  32,  1878. 

Sir:  You  will  proceed  to  the  Los  Pinos 
agency  and  endeavor  to  obtain  the  consent 
of  the  Ute  Indians  to  sale  of  all  land  south 
of  38°.  The  land  now  important  to  secure  is 
the  Uncompahgre  Park  adjoined  to  the  town 
of  (^uray. 

It  is  believed  the  payment  of  so  much 
of  their  annuities  to  the  Tabequaches,  now 
the  only  tribe  whose  consent  is  required  to 
relinquish  this  land  south  of  parallel  38°  10', 
can  be  obtained,  and  that  the  amount  of 
-S  4,000,  with  the  goods  authorized  purchased 
by  the  Indian  Department,  to  be  issued  by 
the  agent  under  the  direction  of  this  Com- 
mission, will  obtain  the  consent  of  these 
Indians  to  disposal  of  their  lands  at  such  a 
sum  as  the  Commission  may  believe  it  is  the 
interest  of  the  government  to  pay  and  for 
the  Indians  to  receive. 

You  will  assist  the  agent  in  the  issue  of 
the  goods  purchased  by  him,  as  directed  by 
the  Indian  Department,  in  letters  dated  July 
17,  1878. 

You    will    obtain    the   signatures    in    tlie 


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MEMOIR   OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


manner  designated  by  Department  of  the 
Interior,  in  letter  of  September  25,  1878,  copy 
of  which  is  inclosed.  You  will  understand 
that  only  such  Indians  are  to  be  paid  the 
money  annuity  as  agree  to  sell  and  remove 
from  the  Uncompahgre  Park.  The  question 
of  their  future  reservation  is  a  matter  to  be 
hereafter  decided  by  the  President,  through 
the  Department  of  the  Interior,  on  such  ac- 
tion as  Congress  may  take. 

If  the  Indians  will  not  sign  an  article 
to  relinquish  the  land  upon  payment  of  this 
money  per  capita,  you  will  return  the  mo- 
ney, or  such  balance  as  you  may  have  on 
hand  upon  making  payments  under  these 
instructions,  with  report  of  your  action,  no- 
tifying the  Commission  of  your  arrival  at 
Alamosa. 

Lieutenant  McCauley,  Third  Cavalry,  is 
ordered  to  report  to  Los  Pinos  Agency,  to 
assist  and  witness  payment  of  annuities,  and 
will  accompany  you  on  your  journey. 
Yours,  very  respectfully, 

Edward  Hatch, 

Brevet  Major- Getieral 
and  Chairman    Ute  Special  Commission. 

W.  S.  Stickney,  Sec'if  Coin'n. 


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Washington,  Dec.  26,  1878. 
Gentlemen  — 

On  the  22d  day  of  October  I  received  the 
accompanying  instructions  from  General 
Hatch,  Chairman  of  the  Commission. 

The  following  is  therefore  submitted  as 
a  partial  report. 

I  left  Alamosa,  accompanied  by  Lieut. 
C.  A.  H.  McCauley,  on  the  night  of  the  23d 
of  October,  with  $2,000  in  standard  silver 
dollars,  the  same  amount  in  checks  on  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Denver,  and  five 
boxes  of  goods  as  presents  for  the  Indians. 
In  due  time  we  arrived  at  our  destination 
with  both  money  and  goods. 

Most  of  the  Indians  were  hunting  when 
we  reached  the  agency,  but  messengers  were 
soon  dispatched,  and  in  a  few  days  a  council 
was  convened,  and  as  a  result  I  have  the 
pleasure  of  submitting  to  you  the  release  of 
the  Reservation  south  and  west  of  the  San 
Juan  district  by  the  Tabequaches. 

For  reasons  which  I  deemed  satisfactory 
the  agent  preferred  that  the  presents  pur- 
chased by  the  Commission  at  Alamosa  should 
be  paid  for  out  of  the  tribal  funds  in  posses- 
sion of  the  Chairman,  rather  than  by  certified 


>±^ 


Partial 
report. 


Result  of 
Council. 


* 


li^ 


■* 


')')r, 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


vouchers  issued  by  the  agent;  I  therefore 
submit  a  receipt  for  all  the  goods  delivered 
to  the  Indians. 

It  was  with  considerable  difficulty  that 
they  we're  induced  to  receive  the  presents, 
Sapovoneri,  the  chief,  declaring  that  the 
Great  Father  must  not  think  it  necessary  to 
send  presents  every  time  he  wished  a  favor 
of  them.  The  money  they  requested  me  to 
return  to  the  Great  Father,  or  with  it  pay 
the  expenses  of  a  delegation  to  Washington; 
they  declined  to  receive  it,  as  it  had  not 
been  given  them  when  promised.  They 
evidently  feared  that  it  was  a  ruse  to  pur- 
chase the  Uncompahgre  Park,  in  regard  to 
which  they  declined  to  treat.  Finding  them 
very  anxious  to  have  a  delegation  visit 
Washington,  I  was  encouraged  to  believe 
that  if  a  few  of  the  leading  men  of  the 
tribe  could  talk  with  the  President  in  person, 
the  sale  of  the  four -mile  square  could  be 
effected. 

Authority  was  requested  to  take  such 
delegation  to  Washington,  and  permission 
having  been  granted,  I  sent  Captain  U.  M. 
Curtis,  as  interpreter,  to  bring  them  from  the 
agency  here. 


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■* 


>^- 


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UTE    COMMISSION. 


007 


As  soon  as  any  definite  conclusion  is 
come  to  in  regard  to  sale  of  the  Park  I  will 
report  it  at  once  to  your  honorable  body. 

After  Lieutenant  McCauley  witnessed  the 
issue  of  the  presents  to  the  Indians  he  re- 
turned to  Alamosa. 

The  checks  and  unexpended  balance  of 
the  $2,000  cash,  together  with  duplicate  re- 
ceipts, have  been  returned  to  the  Chairman, 
as  per  liis  receipts. 

Very  respectfully, 

W.  S.  Stickney, 

Secretary   Ute  Special  Cpmnnssion. 

To  the  honorable  the 

Ute  Special  Commission. 

An  untried  and  unexpected  experience 
now  awaited  my  son,  which  was  destined  to 
prove  the  strength  of  his  christian  faith,  as 
his  late  employment  had  tested  his  ability  for 
severe  mental  and  physical  labor. 

The  particulars  of  these  strange  proceed- 
ings will  be  given  in  another  chapter. 


New  o\ii<>- 
rioiK"!'. 


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CHAPTER  V 


CHURCH  TROUBLES. 


Thy  friend  has  a  friend,  and  thy  friend's  friend  has  a  friend:  be  discreet. 

—  Talmud. 


^ * 


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■* 


CHURCH   TROUBLES. 


•rdl 


^^  USTICE  to  tlie  memory  of  my  son  calls 
^^.  for  a  brief  statement  of  his  connection 
with  the  troubles  which  agitated  the  Calvary 
Baptist  Church  of  this  city,  of  which  he  and 
his  parents  were  members,  during  the  latter 
part  of  1878,  and  early  in  1879. 

The  pastor  was  receiving  a  salary  of 
three  thousand  dollars  a  year;  but  the  Trus- 
tees having  been  unable  to  provide  a  regular 
income  sufficient  to  pay  this  sum,  with  other 
necessar}'  expenses,  seriously  considered  the 
necessity  of  its  reduction. 

While  attending  an  International  Sun- 
day School  Convention  in  Atlanta.  Ga.,  in 
April,  1878,  I  received  a  letter  from  my  son. 
dated  Washington,  April  18,  1878.  containing 
the  following: 

"At  the  church  business  meeting  last 
night,  about  sixty  were  present.  In  your 
absence  I  was  chosen  clerk  pro  tern. 

"The  Chairman  of  Trustees  reported 
that,  though  the  pastor  had  offered  to  give 
the  church  $41.67  per  month  (period  not  sta- 
ted), the  committee  still  thought  it  but  right 
to  report  the  same  as  heretofore,  viz.:  $2,500 
to  be  the  salary  of  pastor  from  1st  prox. 


A  uecfs- 
slty. 


Roiiort. 


■* 


^- 


* 


•^32 


MEMOIR  OP  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


ineiits 
against. 


Argu- 
iiKMits  for. 


►tt 


"The  correspondence  of  the  committee 
with  the  pastor  was  read,  and  the  question 
was  thus  fairly  opened. 

*'The  arguments  against  adopting  the 
report  were  — 

'•1.  Under  the  contract  we  had  no  right 
to  cut  down  the  salary, 

''2.  That  the  proposed  contribution  by 
the  pastor  was  equivalent  to  $500  a  year; 
hence  it  was  just  what  the  proposed  reduc- 
tion contemplated. 

"3.  That  it  was  a  magnanimous  offer 
on  the  part  of  the  pastor. 

"4.  To  reduce  the  salary,  would  be  to 
say  the  pastor  was  worth  but  $2,500. 

"5.  That  the  church  was  never  in  so 
prosperous  a  condition  financially  as  now; 
and  if  the  $500  was  taken,  it  should  be  paid 
back  as  a  Christmas  gift. 

"The  arguments  in  favor  of  the  report 
were  — 

"1.  Tliat  if  we  continued  the  salary  at 
$3,000,  nominally,  and  paid  but  $2,500,  we 
should  place  ourselves  in  a  false  position 
before  the  world. 

•*2.  That  $41.67  per  month  was  not  the 
same  as  $500  per  year,  as  the  pastor  could 


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CHURCH    TROUBLES. 


discontinue  it  at  any  time  —  in  two,  three, 
or  six  months. 

''{].  That  the  church  should  not  become 
a  pensioner  on  the  pastor. 

' '  4.  That  arguments  one  and  five  of  the 
other  side  were  not  true,  and  three  was 
doubtful. 

•'A  substitute  for  the  report  was  of- 
fered, continuing  the  salary  at  63,000,  and 
accepting  the  pastor's  offer  of  $41.67  per 
month. 

• '  The  substitute  was  sustained  by  a  vote 
of  33  to  9.  The  clerk,  pro  tem.,  was  one  of 
the  nine.  I  think  these  were  all  that  stood 
up  when  the  vote  was  taken. " 

Several  members  of  the  church  were  so 
aggrieved  by  this  action,  that  they  surren- 
dered their  pews,  and  a  few  took  letters  of 
dismission. 

The  agitation  continued  several  weeks, 
when  charges  were  preferred  against  several 
members,  including  my  son. 

He  had  not  concealed  his  disappointment 
at  the  action  referred  to  in  his  letter  above, 
and  had  not  hesitated  to  express  his  opinion 
that  it  was  not  honest  for  a  church  to  assume 

29 


* 


Amend- 
ment. 


■Hi 


1^ 


•S.'A 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


-* 


A^ccusn- 
tion. 


Exonora- 
ted. 


* 


such  a  position,  and  not  honest  in  the  pastor 
to  be  a  party  to  it. 

He  was  formally  charged  with  having 
said  the  pastor  was  dishonest,  and  resolu- 
tions for  his  expulsion  from  the  church  were 
presented. 

At  the  trial  before  the  church.  Will  ap- 
peared with  his  defence  in  writing.  A  friend 
had  borrowed  the  manuscript  before  the  meet- 
ing, and,  without  consulting  him.  had  met 
several  members  of  the  church  who  were  in 
sympathy  with  the  prosecutors,  and  read  to 
them  his  paper. 

As  Will  was  about  to  proceed  to  read  his 
defence,  on  the  night  of  the  trial,  a  brother 
who  had  heard  the  contents  of  the  paper, 
suggested  that  if  the  accused  would  omit 
reading  all  his  defence,  except  the  last  one 
or  two  paragraphs,  he  thought  the  church 
would  be  ready  to  act  favorably  on  his  case. 

Will  complied  with  the  suggestion,  and 
after  taking  his  seat  a  resolution,  exoner- 
ating him  from  any  blame  worthy  of  church 
discipline,  was  adopted. 

The  foUoiving  is  the  papei-  he  had  pre- 
pared, but  which,  for  the  reasons  above,  was 
not  read: 


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CHURCH   TROUBLES. 


'-^ 


235 


Dear  Brethren  and  Sisters 
of  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church  — 

On  Sunday,  January  Vi,  1879,  immedi- 
ately after  Sunday  School,  I  was  waited  upon 
by  two  deacons,  and  informed  that  charges 
had  been  made  against  me;  was  told  what 
the  charges  were,  and  the  brethren  asked  (I 
quote  their  words),  '"Will  you  meet  us  some 
time  to-morrow?" 

Fearing  misunderstandings  and  mis- 
takes. I  requested  that  our  communications 
be  had  in  writing,  and  that  I  be  furnished  a 
copy  of  the  charges,  with  the  names  of  m}' 
accusers. 

Tuesday  I  received  an  envelope,  directed 
to  me,  containing  an  anonymous  communi- 
cation, addressed  to  the  deacons  of  the  Cal- 
vary Baptist  Church. 

The  next  day,  Wednesday,  about  seven 
o'clock  in  the  evening,  I  received  official  in- 
formation from  the  deacons  that  the  ''matter 
concerning  the  charges  preferred  against  you 
[me]  would  be  submitted  to  the  church  this 
evening" — in  about  half  an  hour  from  its 
receipt  by  me. 

I  have  noted  these  few  facts,  so  that 
you    might    have    a    fair    understanding    of 

2»K 


( 'harges. 


oincial  in- 
formation. 


^■ 


■^-< 


Answer. 


Salary 
question. 


>fr 


the  progress  of  my  case  before  it  reached 
you. 

The  gist  of  the  accusations  made  against 
me  is,  that  I  have  questioned  the  honesty  of 
the  pastor. 

That  I  have  so  done,  except  in  regard 
to  his  conduct  in  a  single  instance,  I  most 
emphatically  deny;  but  I  will  answer  the 
charges  separately,  and  in  conclusion  will 
attempt  to  explain  what  prompted  my  re- 
marks. 

The  first  charge,   that    I    had   said,    "I 
have  no  confidence  whatever  in  the  honesty 
of  the  pastor,"  is  not  a  fair  statement  of  my 
remark,  in  that  it  does  not  recite  the  circum- . 
stances  under  which  it  was  made. 

The  unqualified  statement,  as  quoted,  I 
never  uttered.  The  circumstances  were  as 
follows : 

I  had  met  one  of  the  brethren  on  the 
street;  we  walked  together  until  reaching 
his  house,  when  I  was  invited  in.  In  the 
course  of  our  conversation,  the  conduct  of 
the  pastor  in  regard  to  the  salary  question 
was  alluded  to.  The  brother  expressed  his 
views,  and  I  mine.  I  characterized  that 
conduct  as  wanting  in  openness,  squareness. 


■>5 


frankness,  and  honesty,  and  in  that  connec- 
tion, and  referring  to  that  alone,  the  remark 
charged  was  made. 

Some  time  after  this  conversation.  I  con- 
cluded to  go  to  the  pastor  and  explain  my 
feelings  to  him.  I  went  twice  to  his  study, 
but  he  was  out  each  time.  Soon  after  I  met 
him  at  the  bank,  when  I  explained,  at  length, 
why  I  thought  as  I  did.  My  father  was 
present  at  that  interview. 

At  the  business  meeting  in  April,  during 
the  discussion  of  the  subject,  I  used  lan- 
guage nearly  tantamount  to  this,  to  which 
no  exception  whatever  was  taken;  a  strange 
circumstance,  if  this  opinion  was  such  heresy 
as  my  five  anonymous  accusers  would  now 
have  you  think. 

The  brother  with  whom  I  conversed,  ap- 
peared to  understand,  at  the  time,  the  mean- 
ing and  bearing  of  the  words  I  used.  The 
conversation  was  of  a  private  nature,  and  I 
naturally  considered  that  it  was  only  neces- 
sary for  me  to  make  myself  clear  to  him.  I 
had  no  thought  that  my  words  would  be 
repeated,  and  much  less,  so  repeated  as  to 
g^ve  an  impression  different  from  that  in- 
tended— for  in  every  quotation  of  them  that 


»i<- 


KxpIaiiH- 
lioii. 


Wrong 

Ituppes- 

sioii. 


* 


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33S 


* 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Absurdity 


Connec- 
tion of 
thoiiglit. 


^ 


has  reached  my  ears,  only  a  portion  of  the 
conversation,  and  that,  the  portion  rehearsed 
in  the  accusations,  was  repeated. 

I  submit  that  it  is  not  right  thus  to  sep- 
arate a  clause  from  its  proper  modifications 
and  connections,  and  report  it  as  an  unqual- 
ified statement.  If  this  is  proper,  King  Da- 
vid must  be  charged  with  teaching  "There 
is  no  God,"  though  the  whole  passage  says. 
"The  fool  saith  in  his  heart,  there  is  no 
God;"  and  in  like  manner,  we  might  with 
as  much  propriety  charge  our  Savior  with 
teaching  the  heathenish  doctrine  of  "an  eye 
for  an  eye,"  &c.,  for  he  certainly  did  say 
that;  though  if  we  take  what  follows,  we 
find  his  meaning  just  the  contrary. 

A  man's  words  must  of  course  be  taken 
in  their  entirety.  If  the  remark  charged  had 
been  made  in  a  general  conversation,  regard- 
ing Mr.  Mason's  moral  character,  it  might  be 
proper  to  introduce  it  here  stripped  of  its 
connections;  but  when  it  was  so  intimately 
connected  with  what  preceded,  in  fact  only 
a  conclusion  in  that  one  case,  certainly  it  is 
but  christian  and  "honest"  that  the  circum- 
stances under  which  the  remark  was  made, 
should  always  accompany  its  repetition. 


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CHURCH   TROUBLES. 


■* 


•>:5!i 


The  second  remark  charged,  that  I  "did 
not  blame  Mr.  Fox  for  leaving  the  church: 
he  dont  want  to  belong  to  a  church  where 
the  pastor  is  dishonest."  was  spoken  just 
after  the  business  meeting,  nearly  a  year 
ago.  in  answer  to  a  question  by  a  lady,  and 
after  expressing  my  opinion  so  emphaticalh' 
in  the  meeting.  I  cannot  believe  that  any  but 
wilful  misconstruction  would  apply  my  ex- 
pression otherwise  than  to  the  conduct  of  the 
pastor  at  that  time. 

In  conclusion.  I  will  endeavor  to  state 
briefly  my  reasons  for  the  opinions  held  on 
this  question. 

My  Bible  teaches  that  deception  should 
be  avoided  as  distasteful  to  God. 

To  my  mind,  it  was  a  species  of  decep- 
tion, when  the  pastor  would  have  credit  for 
receiving  §3,000  for  his  services,  when  he 
knew  he,  at  the  end  of  the  year,  would  actu- 
ally have  received  but  S2,oOO. 

To  me  it  is  the  same  in  principle  if  we 
had  raised  the  salary  to  $  10,000,  and  allowed 
a  reimbursement  of  $7,'')00:  and  t(»  me  this 
would  not  have  been  any  more  of  a  decep- 
tion. 

Again,   ill    1   Thess.,  v:  -i-^.  we  are  told  to 


>fr 


Wilful 

luiscim- 

stnirtioii. 


Reasons 

for  opiii- 

ions. 


* 


The  wcak- 
fv  con- 
science. 


s<- 


"abstain  from  all  appearance  of  evil."  Now- 
even  if  the  pastor's  alternative  was  right  in 
itself,  the  fact  that  others  in  the  church 
thought  it  wrong,  and  that  business  men, 
not  in  the  church,  considered  it  a  deception, 
should  convince  an  honest  mind  that  the 
proposition  had  at  least  the  "appearance  of 
evil;"  and  I  reasoned,  perhaps  incorrectly, 
that  a  mind  bent  on  doing  the  Master's  will 
w^ould  be  eager  to  change  a  course  so  at 
variance  w4th  the  Divine  teaching. 

These  thoughts,  among  others,  led  me  to 
the  opinions  I  held  and  expressed  under  the 
circumstances  herein  before  set  forth;  and 
these  convictions  I  still  hold,  not  ignoring 
the  consciences  of  ray  brethren  who  see  no 
moral  principle  involved,  any  more  than  did 
Paul  consider  his  conscience  ignored  when 
he  declined  eating  meat  because  it  was  an 
offence  to  some  of  his  brethren. 

But  in  reviewing  in  my  mind  the  whole 
subject;  the  harsh  construction  put  upon  my 
words;  the  unkind  remarks  they  have  elicit- 
ed; charging  me  with  malice,  and  with  wan- 
tonly endeavoring  to  injure,  &c.,  &c.,  feel- 
ings I  never  have  felt  toward  the  pastor,  I 
cannot  but  regard  the  expression  of  my  opin- 


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CHURCH   TROUBLES. 


Ul 


ions  as  injudicious  and  ill-advised,  and  I 
regret  having  given  utterance  to  them;  for 
I  have  not  yet  reached  that  higher  plane 
where  mistakes  may  not  be  made,  and  where 
life  is  but  a  faultless  reflection  of  that  one 
life  —  the  promise  of  the  past,  the  blessing  of 
the  present,  and  the  hope  of  the  future. 

W.  S.  Stickney. 


This  unworthy  attempt  to  crush  a  young 
man,  whose  every  word,  thought,  and  action 
were  as  loyal  to  the  church  and  the  cause  of 
Christ  as  he  was  capable  of  making  them, 
who  endeavored  to  make  his  conduct  con- 
form to  the  high  standard  of  Holy  Writ, 
though  it  might  have  discouraged  many  an 
older  christian,  did  not  in  the  least  shake 
his  confidence  or  weaken  his  faith  in  the 
truth  and  reality  of  the  religion  he  pro- 
fessed. His  convictions  were  a  part  of  him- 
self. I  believe  he  would  have  submitted  to  a 
martyr's  fate  rather  than  renounce  them  or 
betray  his  Master. 

In  all  this  there  was  no  wilful  obstinacy 
or  unreasoning  bigotry.  He  was  willing  to 
reason  upon  any  subject,  but  must  be  con- 


Expres- 
sion inju- 
dicious. 


Contl- 

(leiu'P  in 

religion 

iiiisliakpn. 


■>J< 


* 


-^ 


MEMOIR   OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


TliowroDK 
keenly  felt 


Nobility  f)f 
bearing'. 


iS- 


vinced  of  error  before  he  could  surrender  his 
convictions. 

He  felt  most  keenly  the  great  injustice 
done  him  by  this  attempt  to  stigmatize  his 
character,  and  repress  if  not  destroy  his  use- 
fulness, sometimes  referring  to  it  with  quiv- 
ering lip  and  tremulous  voice.  Though  the 
provocation  had  been  so  great,  he  never  cher- 
ished anger  or  feelings  of  revenge  towards 
any  of  his  brethren  —  saying,  on  one  occa- 
sion when  alluding  to  them,  "but  —  let  us  not 
judge." 

The  nobility  of  his  bearing  throughout 
this,  his  first  taste  of  the  contradictions  of 
the  world,  is  worthy  of  imitation.  Instead 
of  defying  his  accusers  to  do  their  worst,  he 
calmly  prepares  his  plea — a  plea  which  the 
judgment  of  every  disinterested  man  will 
accept  as  conclusive  of  innocence  of  the 
wrong  with  which  he  was  charged.  Then, 
judging  himself  by  the  same  interpretation 
of  the  exhortation  to  "avoid  every  appear- 
ance of  evil,"  which  he  applied  to  the  con- 
duct of  others,  he  regrets  the  use  of  words 
which  might  seem  evil.  But  his  magna- 
nimity goes  even  beyond  this.  He  is  willing 
to  omit  the  major  part  of  his  plea  —  the  part 


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CHURCH   TROUBLES. 


■tii 


243 


of  all  parts  to  which  most  men  would  tena- 
ciously cling  —  and  express  sorrow  that  he 
had  used  words  which  had  l^een  misunder- 
stood. If  such  a  spirit  as  this  were  more 
common,  there  would  be  greater  unity  in  the 
churches  of  Christ,  and  the  prayer  of  our 
Savior  answered— "'That  the}'  may  be  one 
even  as  we  are  one." 


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CHAPTER   VI. 


BEGINNING  OF  PROFESSIONAL  LIFE. 


Diligent  in  business,  fervent  in  spirit,  serving  the  Lord. 

—  Romans,  xii:  u. 

With  good  will  doing  service,  as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  to  men. 

—  EpHESIANS,    VI:    7. 


^ 5< 


1^ 


€• 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


u: 


AVING  completed    his   studies   in   the 
Law- School,   Will  was  anxious  to  be 
employed. 

The  city  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  had  been 
recommended  as  an  inviting  field  for  a  young- 
lawyer,  but  his  parents  did  not  encourage  a 
settlement  so  far  from  home. 

He  looked  about  in  Washington  for  a 
suitable  opening,  but  found  none  that  was  in 
all  respects  congenial.  At  length  he  was 
received  into  a  law  office,  not  as  a  partner, 
but  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a  more 
practical  knowledge  of  the  profession,  in  re- 
turn rendering  the  firm  what  useful  service 
he  could. 

He  had  the  privilege  of  attending  to  any 
professional  business  that  might  come  to  him 
individually.  By  the  influence  of  his  friends 
in  various  parts  of  the  country,  he  was  en- 
trusted with  quite  a  number  of  cases  —  prin- 
cipally claims  before  the  Departments.  He 
was  successful  in  the  prosecution  of  several; 
some  of  which  involved  between  one  and 
two  thousand  dollars.  He  manifested  tlie 
same  zeal  here  as  every  where,  devoting 
himself  zealously  to  the  business  committed 
to  him. 


Klitfi-s 
law  ollici 


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Enf  riist«"<l 
with  cases 


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248 


MEMOIR   OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Estimate 

of  his 
cliaracter. 


^ 


He  was  also  energetic  and  faithful  to  the 
interests  of  the  firm,  whose  good  opinion  he 
was  determined  to  maintain  by  untiring  in- 
dustry, fidelity,  and  rigid  integrity. 

Since  his  death,  Mr.  Johnston,  one  of  the 
members  of  the  firm,  in  a  letter  of  sympathy 
to  the  parents,  says: 

"We  have  both  been  much  impressed, 
during  our  association  with  your  son,  not 
only  with  his  quick  intellect  and  sound  judg- 
ment, but  with  the  uprightness  of  his  char- 
acter; and  we  predicted  for  him  a  successful 
life  as  a  lawyer,  and  a  high  reputation  as  a 
man. 

"His  thorough  methods  of  attending  to 
the  confidential  matters  entrusted  by  us  to 
him,  satisfied  us  of  his  capacity  as  a  man  of 
affairs,  and  his  equable  temper  and  gentle 
manners  have  produced  a  genuine  sorrow  at 
his  loss.  His  high  character  as  a  student 
gave  ample  evidence  of  his  high  character  as 
a  son." 

He  also  found  time  to  give  much  thought 
to  the  interests  of  the  church  and  Sunday 
Schools,  esteeming  it  his  highest  pleasure  to 


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AT    HOME. 


contribute,  according-  to  his  ability,  to  their 
prosperity  and  usefulness.  Nothing  but  ab- 
solute necessity  prevented  his  attendance 
upon  these  services;  always  considering  it  a 
loss  if  compelled  to  be  absent. 

Having  been  urged  to  transfer  his  con- 
nection with  the  Kendall  Mission  to  the  Cal- 
vary Mission  School,  he  consented,  and  ac- 
cepted the  office  of  Superintendent  of  the 
latter,  to  which  he  was  first  elected  Dec.  23, 
1877.  He  was  again  chosen  to  fill  the  posi- 
tion in  1878  and  1879. 

In  his  pocket  he  carried  the  name  and 
address  of  each  of  the  four  or  five  hundred 
scholars  and  teachers,  ready -at  all  times  to 
minister  to  them  in  cases  of  sickness,  or  dis- 
tress of  any  kind. 

Often  he  has  come  home  after  fatiguing 
duties  at  his  office,  and  without  stopping  for 
dinner,  has  started  upon  a  visiting  tour  to 
the  scholars  or  their  parents,  to  contribute  to 
their  comfort  or  relief.  These  labors  were 
not  always  confined  to  cases  of  physical 
want.  He  was  as  deeply  solicitous  for  their 
spiritual  as  their  temporal  welfare.  He  en- 
couraged them  in  their  religious  life,  pro- 
vided company  to  and  from  church  at  night. 

81 


W.) 


Devotion 
to  church. 


Care  of 

sick  aud 

needy. 


1^ 


-«o 


■^ 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Happy  ill 
conferring 
happiness. 


Paitli  and 
works. 


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went  out  of  his  way  to  invite  them  to 
the  meetings,  conversed  with  them  on  per- 
sonal religion,  and  in  every  proper  way 
sought  to  lead  them  to  a  nobler  and  higher 
life. 

This  was  no  jjerfunctory  or  professional 
service  for  him.  His  sympathy  with  his 
scholars  and  their  families  in  all  their  trials, 
was  sincere.  He  experienced  real  happiness 
in  ministering  to  their  happiness.  In  his 
life  he  beautifully  illustrated  the  missionary 
spirit  which  he  considered  essential  to  all 
true  christians.  To  him  faith  and  w^orks 
were  inseparable,  and  his  life  was  a  faithful 
exponent  of  his  doctrine. 

Hopeful  and  earnest  himself,  he  sought 
to  inspire  others  with  courage  manfully  to 
jftght  life's  battles,  and  endure  with  christian 
resignation  its  inevitable  trials. 

During  the  summer  of  1870  the  family 
made  their  accustomed  visit  north,  to  pass 
the  months  of  July  and  August.  HaVing 
been  called  west  on  Indian  business.  I  wrote 
Mrs.  Stickney  to  visit  Watch  Hill  and  Mar- 
tha's Vinej'ard  for  a  couple  of  weeks,  and 
then  meet  me  at  Saratoga,  our  usual  summer 
resort. 


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AT    HOME. 


■^S 


251 


In  Chicago  I  received  a  letter  from  Will, 
written  at  New  York.  July  23,  saying — 


"Mother  and  I  left  W.  this  a.  m.  for 
Watch  Hill.  Every  thing  quiet  in  Washing- 
ton. Church  meetings  are  fairly  attended. 
A  good  congregation  present  last  Sunday 
night;  the  singing  was  excellent,  and  the 
sermon  very  good.  S.  S.  keeps  up  well,  con- 
sidering the  hot  weather;  219  last  Sunday, 
220  week  before;  192  at  chapel.  Rhodie  Bou- 
cher [one  of  his  scholars]  I  was  glad  to  see 
present  last  Sunday.  She  has  been  living  on 
the  Island;  hence  her  non-attendance. 

"We  expect  to  leave  here  to-morrow  for 
Watch  Hill,  and  go  from  there  to  Martha's 
Vineyard  to  attend  the  meetings.  They 
have  a  grand  programme  for  this  year. 

"I  am  very  glad  we  have  turned  our 
backs  on  Washington  for  a  time.  The  heat 
affects  mother,  and  I  find  myself  not  quite  so 
strong  as  I  supposed;  but  the  invigorating 
influences  of  the  salt  air  and  water  will,  I 
hope,  restore  us  to  our  usual  health.  When 
do  you  think  of  joining  us?  Better  meet  us 
the  15th  prox.  at  Saratoga,  where  I  hope  to 
liave  a  good  long  visit." 


lie 


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252 


MEMOIR  OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Watch 
Hill. 


Martha's 
Vineyard. 

Feast  for 
an  epicure 


Angel  vis- 
itation. 


Dessert. 


)& 


A  few  days  were  passed  pleasantly  at 
Watch  Hill,  when  the  travelers  proceeded  to 
Martha's  Vineyard,  as  narrated  in  the  fol- 
lowing letter: 

Wesley  House,  Martha's  Vineyard, 

Monday,  Aug.  11,  1879. 
My  dear  Father — 

How  I  wish  you  were  here  to  enjoy  with 
us  the  attractions  of  this  place. 

Yesterday  was  a  feast  for  an  epicure. 
In  the  morning  Dr.  Evarts  preached  on  the 
place  and  importance  of  the  ordinances  in 
religion,  a  most  able  exposition  of  our  de- 
nominational views.  As  the  sermon  is  to  be 
printed,  I  will  not  attempt  an  abstract. 

In  the  p.  M.  Dr.  E.  G.  Taylor  gave  us  a 
sermon  on  Angel  visitation:  a  little  in  ad- 
vance of  modern  thought,  but  calculated  to 
do  good;  and  I  was  glad  to  hear  it. 

And  last  came  the  dessert,  by  Mr.  Gif- 
ford,  of  Warren  Ave.  Church,  Boston.  Mr. 
G.  was  in  the  seminary,  while  I  was  at  col- 
lege—  an  old  acquaintance.  The  sermon,  on 
the  Holy  Spirit,  was  a  poem  in  prose.  I 
wish  you  could  have  heard  it.  Though  not 
quite  so  full  of  logic  and  metaphysics  as  Dr. 


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■fh 


AT    HOME. 


2o:i 


L..  he  is  much  more  graceful,  and  his  style 
more  chaste. 

Saturday,  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting 
Dr.  Taylor,  who  regretted  your  absence. 

If  present  arrangements  are  carried  out. 
we  will  leave  here  Friday,  and  hope  to  meet 
you  at  Saratoga  Saturday  p.  m. 

Affectionately,  Willie. 

We  met  in  Saratoga  at  the  time  desig- 
nated, and  remained  till  about  the  middle  of 
September.  The  days  were  spent  chiefly  in 
drinking  the  sparkling  waters;  listening  to 
the  music  by  the  various  bands;  attending 
the  daily  prayer  meetings;  playing  croquet; 
visiting  and  receiving  visits;  riding  and 
walking;  reading  and  writing;  and  so  re- 
gaining health  and  strength  for  future  use. 

About  the  middle  of  September  we  all 
went  to  visit  our  friends  in  Bangor. 

Will,  anxious  to  be  home,  preceded  us  to 
Washington.  On  the  .']Oth  of  September  he 
writes:  "At  the  chapel  203  present.  The  su- 
perintendent conducted  the  review  exercises 
without  assistance;  had  a  good  time.  Last 
night  was  the  children's  service;  great  suc- 
cess: room  full;  a  good  deal  of  interest.     Mrs. 


Saratuira. 


At  work 

afraiii. 


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254 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


A  new 
pastor. 


«<■ 


Jones,  with  the  rest  of  us,  made  the  armor 
[the  Christian  Armor  being  one  of  the  exer- 
cises], and  the  young  soldier  (Charlie  Ma- 
gruder)  looked  very  fine  in  his  military  dress. 
Mr.  Fuller,  of  Iowa,  who  preached  for  us  in 
the  morning,  was  present  and  made  a  splen- 
did address.     Programme  inclosed." 

At  home  things  moved  along  as  usual. 
In  December,  1879,  the  pulpit  of  the  Cal- 
vary Baptist  Church  having  been  vacant 
several  months,  the  Rev.  Samuel  H.  Greene, 
of  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  was  elected  pastor. 
He  accepted  the  position,  and  immediately 
religious  matters  assumed  a  new  and  live- 
ly interest.  A  vigorous  impulse  was  given 
to  all  our  religious  work;  meetings  for 
''young  ladies"  and  "children,"  "young 
men"  and  "young  people,"  were  well  at- 
tended and  sustained;  conversions  from  the 
Sunday  Schools  were  frequent;  the  church 
was  united,  happy,  and  prosperous. 

The  Home  and  Mission  Schools  had  each 
their  usual  celebration  at  Christmas. 

At  the  chapel  the  room  was  crowded, 
and  the  occasion  was  intensely  interesting  to 
all    present.       The    scholars,    whose    names 


■* 


were  on  the  •'Roll  of  Honor,"  received  a 
present  from  the  superintendent,  who  was 
never  more  happy  than  on  that  occasion. 
His  modesty  of  manners,  considerate  treat- 
ment of  all.  generosity  in  dispensing  gifts, 
frequent  visits  to  the  homes  of  his  scholars, 
unselfish  and  unremitting  devotion  to  the 
work,  gave  him  a  hold  upon  the  affections 
of  his  school  which  death  alone  could  sun- 
der. 

It  was  while  engaged  so  earnestly  in 
striving  to  inculcate  in  the  hearts  of  these 
his  young  parishioners  a  love  of  those  prin- 
ciples and  doctrines  of  the  Bible  in  which 
his  soul  took  such  delight,  that  he  began  to 
question  within  himself  whether,  after  all, 
he  was  not" more  useful  and  more  happy  in 
this  work  than  in  attending  to  the  duties  of 
his  profession. 

He  soon  entertained  serious  misgivings 
on  this  subject,  and  debated  the  question  of 
abandoning  his  law,  and  preparing  himself, 
by  a  course  of  theological  study,  for  the 
ministry.  He  expressed  himself  as  willing 
to  do  just  what  the  Master  would  have 
him.  and  was  only  concerned  to  know  His 
will. 


Roll  of 
lioiinr 


A  faithful 
suiierin- 
tciidont. 


Thoughts 

of  the 
ministry. 


^ 


^ 


^^ 


•2r)(; 


"* 


MEMOIR   OF     W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


A  helper. 


Illhcaltli. 


His  love  for  the  souls  of  the  young, 
especially,  was  daily  becoming  deeper  and' 
more  manifest.  To  him  many  confided  their 
religious  experience,  gladly  accepting  his 
counsel  and  advice.  The  pastor  found  in 
him  a  ready  and  constant  friend  and  brother, 
upon  whom  he  could  always  depend  to  aid  in 
whatever  enterprise  might  be  suggested  for 
the  good  of  the  church. 

"Where  can  I  be  the  most  useful  to  my 
fellow- men?"  had  become  with  him  the  par- 
amount question.  Had  he  foreseen  the  end 
of  his  earthly  career  to  be  so  near,  he  could 
hardly  have  employed  his  time  more  profit- 
ably and  more  devotedly  to  the  cause  of  the 
Lord  than  he  did. 

Notwithstanding  all  his  activities  in  the 
church  and  Sunday  Schools,  his  health  was 
not  good,  and  he  was  not  unfrequently  com- 
pelled to  stop  entirely  and  recuperate. 


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* 


H.Ulke. 


C^Aly 


^ ►J 


CHAPTER  VII. 


SECOND  UTE  COMMISSION. 

And  the  chiefs  made  answer,   saying: 

"  We  have  listened  to  your  message, 

We  have  heard  your  words  of  wisdom. 

We  will  think  on   what  you  tell   us. 

It  is  well  for  us,  oh  brothers. 

That  you  came  so  far  to  see  us."—  Lonofkm/jw. 


* * 


IJ«- 


■* 


UTE    COMMISSION. 


■2b\) 


A -,  S  Congress  had  passed  a  bill  at  its  last 


session  for  the  appointment  of  another 
Special  Commission  to  the  Utes  of  Colorado, 
Will  thought  he  saw  in  this  a  most  favorable 
opportunity  for  him  to  be  of  service  to  his 
Government,  and  to  seek  that  recreation  and 
change  of  which  he  so  much  felt  the  need. 

Before  making  the  application  for  the 
appointment,  we  discussed  the  question  fully 
and  deliberately.  Will  referred  to  the  great 
benefit  derived  from  his  previous  trip,  which 
was  of  a  similar  character,  and  to  the  same 
country,  as  the  one  now  proposed.  His  for- 
mer  experience  would  greatly  aid  him  in 
this,  and  he  would  come  back  invigorated 
for  the  winter's  work  at  the  church  and 
Sunday  School. 

His  cousin,  Charles  Stickney,  of  nearly 
his  own  age,  from  Bangor,  Maine,  was  visit- 
ing the  family  at  this  time.  Will  felt  a 
deep  interest  in  his  cousin,  who  was  in 
poor  health,  having  had  several  hemorrha- 
ges, and  who  was  hoping  some  way  would 
open  for  him  to  go  west,  where,  he  was  led 
to  believe,  he  might  hopefully  look  for  re- 
covery. 

These  considerations  prevailed,  and  after 


* 


Sjiecial 
Commis- 
sion. 


Benefit  to 
bo  flerived 


* 


* 


360 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


■* 


Position 
ol)tainecV 


Peculiai* 
peril  not 
anticipa- 
ted. 


Bonds. 


ijj- 


the  passage  of  the  bill,  application  was  made 
to  the  Hon.  Carl  Schurz,  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  for  the  position  of  Secretary  and 
Disbursing  Officer,  which  was  at  once  cheer- 
fully granted. 

It  was  known  the  duties  of  his  office 
would  be  arduous,  and  the  time  protracted, 
perhaps  for  five  or  six  months,  but  never  a 
doubt  or  misgiving  entered  the  minds  of  his 
parents  that  the  expedition  involved  peculiar 
peril,  or  greater  hardship,  than  had  been 
experienced  by  the  previous  Commission. 

The  following  gentlemen  were  appointed 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  constitute 
the  Commission:  Messrs.  G.  W.  Manypenny, 
A.  B.  Meacham,  Otto  Myers,  J.  B.  Bowman, 
and  J.  J.  Russell.  The  two  former  my  son 
had  met  a  few  times;  the  others  were  stran- 
gers to  him. 

As  one  of  the  duties  of  the  Secretary  of 
the  Commission  would  be  the  disbursement 
of  about  seventy- five  thousand  dollars  to  the 
Indians,  the  law  required  of  him  a  bond. 
This  was  given  in  the  sum  of  fifty  thousand 
dollars. 

The  Commissioners  visited  Washington, 
had  an   interview  with   the   Secretary,   and 


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* 


UTE    COMMISSION. 


■* 


2HI 


received  their  instructions.  A  meeting  of 
the  Commission  was  appointed  at  Denver 
the  last  of  June. 

I  was  present  with  mj^  son  as  he  called 
to  bid  the  Secretary  "Good-bye."  Tuesday 
morning,  June  22d.  We  met  Messrs.  Many- 
penny  and  Meacham  there.  I  shook  them 
by  the  hand,  and  said  to  them,  in  the  pres- 
ence and  hearing  of  my  son,  "I  expect  you 
to  take  good  care  of  my  boy;"  to  which  both 
responded,  they  certainly  would. 


Last  words  to  his  beloved  Sunday  School. 

Just  before  the  close  of  the  Calvary  Mis- 
sion Sunday  School,  the  Sunday  before  his 
departure,  the  superintendent  feelingly  allu- 
ded to  his  anticipated  absence  for  several 
months. 

Among  his  papers  were  found  the  fol- 
lowing "notes"  of  what  he  proposed  to  say 
to  the  School: 

"Your  teachers  have  wisely  elected  Mr. 
Taylor,  who  will  more  than  fill  m}'  place  in 
my  absence.  I  trust  you  will  all  sustain 
him:  be  prompt  and  orderly:  lot  each  one 
try   to   surpass   the   other  in    doing  what  is 


*■ 


■^ 


* 


•2ni 


■* 


MEMOIR  OP  W,    S.    STICKNEY. 


Be  faithful 


Visit  ttie 
scholars. 


^ 


right.  Do  not  neglect  the  school,  even  if 
the  weather  is  hot  and  some  of  the  teachers 
are  absent.  Be  proud  enough  of  your  school 
to  be  present  every  Sunday. 

"I  expect  and  hope  the  building  of  the 
new  chapel  will  be  commenced  this  summer. 
You  must  help  every  way  in  your  power, 
and  when  fall  comes  let  every  class  raise 
some  money,  that  each  one  of  you  may  have 
at  least  one  brick  in  it.  I  want  you  to  be 
interested  here  —  willing  to  do  without  some 
things,  if  necessary,  for  the  sake  of  your 
chapel. 

"Teachers,  thanks  for  work  done.  I 
commit  the  work  to  your  hands  and  hearts 
during  the  days  that  are  to  come.  Be  faith- 
ful to  your  trust.  Remember  the  object  of 
each  day's  work  is  to  lead  some  soul  nearer 
the  Master.  Therefore,  pray  much;  visit 
much.  If  your  scholars  are  absent  a  single 
Sunday,  I  beg  of  you,  call  and  see  them;  no 
matter  if  you  know  the  reason;  go  to  the 
house;  go  in  and  stop  a  little  while,  and 
manifest  your  interest.  Be  enthusiastic  in 
your  work;  prompt;  know  your  lessons;  be 
bright  and  cheerful  —  enthusiasm  is  the  fire  to 
kindle  zeal  in  others.     Pray  without  ceasing.'' 


■* 


Then,  according  to  his  custom,  he  lead 
the  school  in  a  short,  earnest  prayer,  in 
which  he  expressed  the  hope  that,  if  they 
met  no  more  on  earth,  they  might,  '"every 
scholar  and  teacher,  without  a  single  excep- 
tion, meet  around  the  Great  White  Throne 
in  heaven.'* 

The  engraving  at  the  beginning  of  this 
chapter  represents  my  son  as  he  appeared 
every  Sunday  afternoon  at  the  Calvary  Mis- 
sion School,  with  his  singing  book  in  one 
hand,  the  other  resting  upon  the  desk,  wait- 
ing for  the  school  to  come  to  order. 

This  position  was  a  signal  for  silence, 
and  without  uttering  a  word,  a  few  moments 
sufhced  for  that  perfect  stillness  which  al- 
ways preceded  the  commencement  of  the 
exercises. 

The  slightly- raised  platform,  desk,  and 
piano  are  faithful  copies,  and  present  a  scene 
familinr  to  many  who  will  peruse  these  pa- 
ges—  a  scene  hallowed  by  associations  that 
time  will  only  render  more  tender  and  sacred 
in  the  hearts  of  his  devoted  teachers  and 
scholars. 

At  the  ''Young  People's"  meeting,   the 


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*- 


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264 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


Young 
people's 
inoeting:. 


(iood-bye. 


*- 


night  of  his  departure,  Will  was  present,  as 
usual,  leading  the  music  by  playing  on  the 
piano.  He  spoke  seriously  and  earnestly  to 
the  two  or  three  hundred  young  people  pres- 
ent, exhorting  them  to. be  faithful  in  all  their 
duties;  zealous  in  their  work;  to  honor  their 
Master  by  precept  and  example,  and  to  labor 
for  the  salvation  of  souls.  He  bade  them  an 
affectionate  "Good-bye,"  expecting  to  be  ab- 
sent perhaps  till  Christmas. 

He  returned  from  the  church  to  the 
house,  kissed  his  mother  "Good-bye,"  shook 
hands  with  his  friends  who  were  present,  not 
omitting  the  servants,  and  then,  accompa- 
nied by  his  particular  friend  and  assistant  S. 
S.  superintendent  Taylor  and  myself,  with 
his  cousin  Charlie,  proceeded  to  the  Balti- 
more and  Potomac  depot. 

On  the  way  we  rode  to  the  city  Post 
Office,  where  I  purchased  one  hundred  postal 
cards,  and  gave  half  to  each  of  the  boys, 
with  an  injunction  to  return  every  one  in 
due  time. 

It  had  been  a  custom  with  Will  from  his 
earliest  infancy  to  kiss  his  parents  "Good- 
night" before  retiring  to  bed.  This  habit  he 
never  gave  up.     To  strangers  it  may  have 


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looked  odd  to  see  a  son,  as  tall  as  his  father, 
kissing  him  "  Good -night"  as  he  would  leave 
to  go  to  bed.  For  this  Will  made  no  apolo- 
gies nor  explanation.  He  had  always  done 
so,  and  he  was  never  ashamed  to  do  so.  It 
was  also  his  custom,  on  leaving  home,  or 
returning  after  an  absence,  to  salute  his 
father,  as  well  as  his  mother,  with  a  kiss. 
So,  in  the  car,  on  that  eventful  Tuesday 
night,  he  gave  his  father  a  cordial  shake  of 
the  hand,  a  hearty  kiss,  and  tender  "Good- 
bye," and  left  at  10:30  for  his  long  journey 
to  Colorado. 

Postals  were  received  from  Altoona  the 
next  day:  "All  well.  Safe  journey,  so  far. 
Beautiful  morning."  From  "on  the  cars 
just  east  of  Richmond.  Ind.,  where  we  ex- 
pect to  take  supper:  Very  warm  day.  Some 
tired,  and  very  dusty.  Country  beautiful: 
no  signs  of  army  worm;  wheat  being  har- 
vested; corn  from  one  to  three  feet  high. 
Have  been  reading  instructions.  Think  we 
can  save  time  by  going  first  to  Southern 
Utes.     However,  more  anon." 


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No  apolo- 
ffies. 


A  flual 

•'Oood- 

byp." 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Father  of 
Wators. 


Ignacio 
first. 


Our  next  is  a  letter,  as  follows; 

Lindell  Hotel, 
St.  Louis,  June  24,  1880. 
My  dear  Father— 

This  morning  at  eight,  we  crossed  the 
'"Father  of  Waters,"  and  at  present  are  com- 
fortably ensconced  in  the  hotel  above.  The 
ride  here  was  comfortable,  and  most  of  the 
way  interesting.  The  Cincinnati  Conven- 
tion formed  the  general  topic  of  conversa- 
tion, and  the  guesses  were  as  various  as 
they  were  numerous.  The  announcement 
of  the  nominees  at  the  hotel  this  noon  cre- 
ated a  little  enthusiasm,  but  not  much. 

Dr.  Park  [his  dentist  friend]  has  given 
me  two  sittings  to-day,  and  wishes  two 
more. 

Hope  to  leave  for  Kansas  City  and  Den- 
ver to-morrow  p.  m. 

Went  down  to  the  sub -Treasury  this 
afternoon.     My  draft  not  yet  received. 

In  reading  the  instructions,  it  seems  as 
if  considerable  time  could  be  saved  by  visit- 
ing Ignacio  first.  Then  some  of  the  Com'n 
could  go  and  see  Ouray  and  the  White  Riv- 
ers (now  near  (^uray),  while  one  or  two  of 


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us  could  visit  the  Uintahs.  Then,  when  the 
agreement  was  signed  by  all,  the  Commis- 
sion would  be  near  the  White  Rivers,  and 
could  secure,  or  attempt  to  secure,  their  im- 
mediate removal  to  the  Uintah  country,  and 
the  delivery  of  the  criminals  — the  next  step 
after  the  agreement  is  signed. 

If  the  Com'n  go  to  the  Ouray  and  White 
River  Utes  first,  and  then  to  the  southern 
country,  they  would  have  to  retrace  their 
steps  to  come  again  to  the  White  River  Utes, 
to  see  about  their  removal. 

I  think  we  had  all  better  go  to  the  south- 
ern country,  as  the  influence  of  numbers  will 
undoubtedly  be  needed  there,  and  then  one 
of  the  Com'n  and  myself  can  do  all  the  work 
necessary  with  the  Uintahs. 

I  write  thus  fully,  for  the  Secretary  may 
receive  a  dispatch  from  the  Com'n,  asking 
permission  to  go  south  first,  and  I  would 
like  to  have  you  able  to  give  him  some  of 
the  reasons. 

My  way  will  save  about  six  days  —  a 
desideratum,  when  the  time  is  so  limited, 

I  do  not  think  the  Uintahs  will  requiir 
more  than  a  representation  of  the  Com'n 
before    signing    tlie   agreement,    and,    while 


Southern 
country. 


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Keturn  of 
prisoners. 


Out  on  the 
l>rairie. 


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one  or  two  of  us  are  on  that  business,  the 
remainder  will  have  all  the  more  time  to 
labor  for  the  return  of  the  prisoners  —  desid- 
eratum No.  2. 

Will  keep  you  advised. 

Love  to  mother. 

Affectionately,  your  son         Will. 

We  next  hear  from  him  by  postal: 

On  the  cars  Mo.   Pacif.,   six  or  eight  miles 
from  Kansas  City, 

Saturday,  June  36,  1880. 

Pleasant  ride  last  night;  just  enough 
rain  to  settle  the  dust.  This  a.  m.  we  both 
feel  pretty  well  —  in  readiness  for  breakfast. 

Yesterday  afternoon  Dr.  Park  took  us 
through  some  of  the  pleasant  drives  about 
St.  Louis.     Had  a  delightful  time. 

Love  to  mother.     Aff'y,  Will. 

•'Wallace"  for  breakfast  Sunday,  a.  m., 
"way  out  on  the  prairies,"  or  "plains'*  would 
be  more  accurate.  Had  a  good  night.  Each 
of  us  feels  pretty  comfortable.  Weather  cool 
and  delightful.  Colonel  Manypenny  on  this 
train.     Aff'y,  W. 


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"Denver.  June  27.  1880. 

Sunday  night. 
Reached  here  at  4:30  this  p.  m.  Heavy  rain. 
Both  quite  well,  considering  the  long  jour- 
ney. No  Commissioners  here,  except  Col. 
Manypenny." 

Monday.  Tuesday,  and  Wednesday  Will 
was  constantly  occupied  in  purchasing  3,;300 
pounds  of  camp  supplies,  outfit,  &c.,  prepar- 
atory to  their  long  journey  in  the  wilderness. 
Wednesday  he  sends  the  following  postal: 

June  30,  '80.     Denver. 

Very  busy,  and  very  tired.  I  leave  here 
to-morrow  for  Alamosa  to  look  after  bag- 
gage. Commissioners  will  follow  next  day. 
Expect  to  meet  Indians  Thursday.  Have  so 
telegraphed  them.  Charlie  will  not  go  on 
this  trip.  Dr.  Denison  thinks  he  had  better 
become  a  little  more  acclimated.  Please 
send  me  copy  of  the  treaty  of  '68,  also  one 
of  '72. 

Love  to  mother.     Aff' v.  Will. 


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Purchas- 
ing sui>- 
plios. 


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The  next  information,   is   the   following 
letter: 


Long  ride. 


Hot  Springs,  Colorado, 

Near  Wagon  Wheel  Gap, 

Sunday,  July  4,  1880. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

To-day  I  will  write  you  something  of 
the  trip  so  far.  Though  not  my  practice 
to  write  Sundays,  think  I  can  employ  part 
of  my  time  to  -  day  better  this  way  than  any 
other. 

The  ride  to  Denver  you  have  heard 
about.  Monday,  Tuesday,  and  Wednesday 
were  spent  in  buying  the  outfit.  Thursday 
went  to  Alamosa  with  Col.  Meacham;  a  long 
and  tiresome  ride. 

[Alamosa  is  fourteen  hours,  by  rail,  from 
Denver,  by  the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande  R. 
R. ,  and  the  terminus  of  the  road.  ] 

Friday  I  completed  the  outfit  at  A.  and 
went  back  to  Fort  Garland  [about  30  miles] 
to  look  after  some  things  left  there  two  years 
ago.  Returned  with  the  supplies  bought  at 
Denver,  and  made  arrangements  for  the 
freight  to  leave  Saturday  morning. 

Friday  p.   m.   Col.   Manypenny  and  Mr. 


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Russell  came,  and  yesterday  p.  m.  we  all  left 
in  the  coach  for  this  place.  The  ride  for  the 
first  thirty  miles  was  very  dusty,  though  the 
roads  were  smooth. 

The  country  may  have  magnificent  pos- 
sibilities; we  may  yet  see  the  orange  and 
the  palm,  beautiful  in  foliage,  and  stately 
in  shape,  growing  in  tropical  luxuriance 
through  the  San  Luis  Park,  but  at  present 
the  sage-brush  and  grease -wood  vie  with 
each  other,  and  over,  and  under,  and  about 
every  thing  is  the  alkali  dust,  so  fine  and 
disagreeable. 

The  company  in  the  coach  was  very  in- 
teresting. Beside  ourselves,  were  three  Cor- 
nish miners  and  a  Mexican  ranchman.  Senor 
Antonio.  The  miners  were  unusually  intel- 
ligent. First,  they  described  their  sports  in 
England;  then  mining  at  Lake  Superior  and 
Brazil,  and  finally,  began  to  talk  about  the 
Bible.  Their  queer  pronunciation  and  pecu- 
liar idiom  were  to  me  very  fascinating.  They 
did  not  seem  to  have  any  objective — "Do 
you  know  he?''  or.  "Did  you  see  they?''  was 
the  usual  form.  When  tliey  discussed  Bible 
truths,  repeating  unusual  passages,  I  felt 
they  had  learned  to  mine  for  richer  ores  than 


k:^ 


Possiliili- 
ti(>s. 


Coriii.sh 
iiiiiicrs. 


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(J0(>«1  kind 
of  irnmi- 
fTvatioii. 


Au  Salile. 


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silver  or  gold,  and  their  treasure  was  already 
great. 

Never,  I  think,  have  I  traveled  all  day 
with  any  other  three  men,  rough  or  polished, 
when  I  have  not  heard  a  single  objectionable 
word,  or  even  hint.  I  was  surprised  and 
gratified  at  the  style  of  these  men.  That 
kind  of  immigration  will  not  hurt  us;  and  if 
their  American  cousins  would  take  a  few 
lessons  from  them,  they  would  be  all  the 
better  for  their  coming. 

The  Senor  may  have  done  a  deal  of 
thinking,  like  the  owl  the  Irishman  bought 
for  a  parrot,  but  he  did  not  say  much. 

At  Del  Norte  we  took  dinner  at  two 
o'clock;  thence  the  scenery  improved,  and, 
about  six,  the  rocky  sides  of  the  mountain 
loomed  up  to  very  great  heights.  I  cannot 
describe  the  view  to  you.  Imagine  an  Au  Sa- 
ble chasm,  one -fourth  of  a  mile  wide,  and 
three  times  as  high,  a  valley  of  pines  and  the 
jumping,  dashing  Rio  Grande,  with  the  road 
first  by  the  side  of  the  mountain,  and  then 
skirting  the  river,  the  mountains  showing 
their  bare,  steep  sides  so  high  "one  has  to 
look  twice  "  to  see  the  top.  It  was  grand  — 
magnificent!  and  I  could  not  but  feel  it  was 


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all  made  for  us,  that  we  might  use  them 
to  the  glory  of  the  Creator.  Perhaps  the 
Psalmist  had  some  such  display  of  God's 
works  in  mind,  when  he  asks,  "What  is 
man  .■^ 

At  seven  o'clock  we  reached  the  Gap. 
The  Col's  stopped  at  the  hotel  there,  Mr. 
Russell  and  I  came  up  here,  two  miles,  and 
found  the  Saratoga,  may  be,  of  the  future  — 
three  hot  springs,  about  one  hundred  and 
ninety  degrees,  almost  exactly  like  the  Ar- 
kansas springs,  and  two  cold,  with  just  a 
little  gas,  some  iron,  and  considerable  mag- 
nesia; these  are  all  I  could  taste.  The  hot 
springs  have  soda,  sulphur,  and  iron. 

Last  night,  after  a  trout  supper,  Mr.  Rus- 
sell and  I  took  a  grand  bath  in  a  tub  twenty 
feet  square  by  four  and  a  half  deep. 

To-day  we  have  been  quietly  resting, 
preparatory  to  another  week's  hard  work. 

The  Commissioners  are  now  all  in  the 
State,  and  I  expect  to  have  a  very  pleasant 
time  with  them.  We  hope  to  be  at  the 
agency  Wednesday. 

Charlie  did  not  come  along.  He  called 
on  Dr.  Denison,  author  of  the  "Rocky  Moun- 
tain Health  Re.sorts."  and  the  Dr.  thought  the 


What  i^^ 
inau? 


'I'roul   and 
a  bath. 


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Hopes. 


A  new 
question. 


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long  ride,  so  soon  after  his  illness,  with  the 
high  altitudes,  would  be  too  much  for  him 
for  two  or  three  weeks.  I  have  understood, 
since,  that  the  Dr.  thinks  he  can  be  entirely 
cured  in  four  years.  Expect  he  will  accom- 
pany me  on  the  next  trip,  when  we  come  to 
pay  the  annuities. 

Information  respecting  the  Indians  is 
very  encouraging.  Hope  they  will  sign  the 
agreement  promptly,  and  let  us  get  to  the 
real  work  of  the  summer. 

Hope  Taylor  is  getting  along  well  with 
the  school.  I  believe  he  expected  to  be  ab- 
sent to-day.  Wish  I  might  look  in  on  you 
and  it. 

Keep  me  posted,  please,  as  to  what  you 
are  all  doing. 

Please  ask  father,  if  he  has  not  already 
done  so,  to  send  me  the  treaty  of  1868.  A 
new  question  has  arisen,  and  I  think  we  will 
need  it. 

How  did  the  pic-nic  come  off?  Thought 
of  you  at  the  time.  Hope  every  thing  passed 
off  satisfactorily. 

Love  to  father  and  all  inquiring  friends. 
Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 


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Los  Pinos  Indian  Agency, 

Thursday,  July  8,  1880. 
My  dear  Father  — 

Col.  ^lanypenny  and  I  reached  this  place 
yesterday  about  noon.  Col.  Meacham  was 
quite  sick  at  Indian  Creek  (fifty  miles  from 
here),  and  we  left  him  and  Mr.  Russell  to 
stay  over  a  day.     We  expect  them  this  noon. 

Ever}^  thing  here  is  quiet.  The  agent 
says  the  Indians  were  never  more  friendly 
than  at  present. 

The  Indians  have  been  told  they  are  to 
lose  all  they  possess,  and  get  nothing  for  it. 
This  will  make  it  more  difficult  to  convince 
them  that  all  is  right;  but  trust  we  may  be 
successful. 

This  place  is  just  as  it  used  to  be  —  very 
dusty,  and  every  thing  as  inconvenient  as  it 
could  well  be. 

Our  outfit  has  not  yet  arrived,  and  for 
the  time  we  are  boarding  with  the  mess,  and 
it  is  pretty  poor  eating. 

We  applied  to  Gen.  McKenzie  for  some 
tents,  and  he  answered,  he  did  not  exi>ect 
any  such  a  request,  and  did  not  think  he  liad 
any  to  spare.  What  is  the  use  of  an  order 
from   the  Secretary  of  War,   if  that  is  the 


Falso 
re)K>rts. 


iirdiT. 


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way  it  is  to  be  treated?  As  it  was,  the  agent 
found  places  for  us.  What  we  will  do  when 
all  the  Commissioners  come,  remains  to  be 
seen. 

The  annuities  and  supplies  have  not  yet 
come,  and  things  are  getting  pretty  low  in 
the  store -house.  I  think  the  agent  said  he 
had  about  two  more  issues  of  flour.  An 
omission  in  the  issue  of  supplies  at  present,  I 
think  would  be  unfortunate. 

Ouray  is  here,  and  the  Indians  are  com- 
ing in  slowly. 

My  health  is  pretty  good,  and,  when 
well  rested,  think  I  will  feel  first-rate. 

Love  to  mother,  and  regards  to  friends. 
Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

Los  Pinos  Agency,  Col., 

Sunday,  July  11.  1880. 
My  dear  Father — 

Yours  of  2d  and  3d  inst. ,  inclosing  report 
of  last  Ute  Commission,  came  to  hand  yes- 
terday. Many  thanks  for  your  frequent 
writing.  We  have  nothing  to  do  here,  and 
the  mail  is  looked  forward  to  with  great 
interest  by  us  all. 


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When  in  Denver.  I  suggested  to  Colonel 
Manypenny  that  he  secure  an  interpreter: 
but  he  preferred  to  wait  until  reaching  the 
agency.  Now  we  are  here,  and  there  is 
no  one  who  can  interpret  our  speech  into 
Ute. 

Friday  the  Commission  instructed  me  to 
hunt  up  Curtis.  I  staged  it  twenty- five 
miles,  and  that  night  received  a  courier  dis- 
patch to  hire  a  man  and  send  him,  and  for 
me  to  return.  I  did  so,  and  returned  the 
next  morning.  Mr.  Russell  thought  some 
one  else  might  do  as  well,  and  save  me  the 
trip;  hence  my  recall.  Now  we  are  waiting 
for  Curtis:  it  may  be  four  days,  and  perhaps 
ten,  before  he  comes. 

The  Commissioners  were  in  such  haste 
to  leave  Denver,  that  our  beds,  blankets, 
eatables,  &c.,  were  all  left  to  be  freighted. 
and  they  have  not  arrived  yet;  so  we  are 
bunking  on  tables,  sofas,  and  the  like.  Last 
night  I  slept  on  the  floor. 

The  fare  here  is  just  about  as  poor  as  it 
well  can  be.  However,  we  hope  soon  to  live 
under  our  own  vine  and  fig  tree. 

The  dust  is  so  ubiquitous  that  it  is  im- 
possible  to    keep   clear  <>f  it:    so   we  do  not 


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keep  ourselves   quite   as  neat  as  we  would 
like;  but  it  treats  us  all  alike. 

Have  wished  a  good  many  times  this 
morning  that  I  might  look  in  on  you  at  S.  S. 
and  church. 

This  is  a  poor  country  for  Sunday  ob- 
servance. The  agent  has  been  unloading 
goods;  the  Commission  sent  one  of  their 
number  to  confer  with  Gen.  McKenzie,  and 
when  I  suggested  to-morrow  would  be  as 
well,  so  far  as  the  urgency  of  the  business 
was  concerned,  Col.  Manypenny  and  some 
of  the  others  laughed  at  the  idea  —  so  soon 
have  these  gentlemen  adopted  the  habits  of 
the  country. 

Yesterday  we  witnessed  the  issue  of  ra- 
tions. After  the  flour  issue,  we  went  to  see 
the  beef  slaughter.  If  I  were  Commissioner 
of  Indian  Affairs,  I  would  certainly  repri- 
mand an  agent  who  issued  beef  in  that  way, 
and  if  he  repeated  the  offence,  would  sus- 
pend him  from  duty. 

The  cattle  were  put  in  a  corral;  theoreti- 
callj'",  one  Indian  was  detailed  to  do  the  kill- 
ing. He  shot  the  first  beef,  then  he  was 
assisted  by  fifteen  or  twenty  others;  some 
of  the  cattle  were  wounded,  and  left  to  die 


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in  their  agony;  one  accidentally  (?)  escaped 
through  the  gate,  and  they  had  a  gay  time 
chasing  and  shooting  at  the  poor  animal 
until  it  was  killed;  a  yearling  also  escaped, 
and  they  gave  chase  to  him.  Almost  as 
soon  as  the  first  one  was  killed,  the  women, 
men,  and  children  rushed  in  and  commenced 
to  flay  it,  and  there,  in  the  midst  of  the  blood 
and  filth  of  the  place,  the  squaws  chopped 
off  the  different  parts  of  the  animal  and 
bore  them  to  their  ponies  to  be  carried  home. 
The  blood-thirsty  way  in  which  they  all 
acted  in  this  brutal  scene,  was  discouraging 
to  all  attempts  at  civilization.  It  is  no  won- 
der they  continue  savages,  when  these  scenes 
are  repeated  every  week. 

We  were  told,  that  the  week  before  some 
of  the  men  amused  themselves  by  driving  a 
calf  about  and  alternately  slashing  its  sides 
with  knives  until  death  terminated  its  mis- 
ery.    Tt  is  too  bad,  and  ought  to  be  stopped. 

Ere  this  you  have  heard  why  Charlie  did 
not  come  with  me;  so  will  not  repeat.  Yes- 
terday I  heard  from  him;  he  seems  quite 
encouraged,  and  in  good  spirits:  hopes  to 
join  me  the  first  of  August. 

Love   to   mother.     Please  tell    her    I    re- 


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Expensive 
traveling. 


ceived  her  letter  duly,    and  like  O.   Twist, 
Esq. ,  am  looking  for  more. 

Kind  regards  to  friends.  Health  is  first- 
rate. 

Affectionately,  your  son  Will. 

P.  S.  I  understand  there  is  nothing  but 
beef  at  the  agency. 

Los  Pinos  Agency,  Colo. , 

Tuesday,  July  13,  1880. 
My  dear  Father — 

Thanks  for  yours  of  Gth  inst.,  with  in- 
closures,  which  came  in  to-day's  mail. 

Our  interpreter  has  not  yet  arrived,  and 
we  are  consequently  in  a  state  of  masterly 
inactivity. 

Gen'l  McKenzie  tells  us  he  has  no  au- 
thority to  furnish  transportation  and  tents 
"to  the  east,  on  any  mail  line,  without  spe- 
cial instructions  from  the  Department  Com- 
mander." This  will  make  it  very  expensive 
traveling  to  the  Southern  Ute  agency,  unless 
the  aforesaid   instructions  can  be  obtained. 

Expect  the  goods  will  be  here  to-mor- 
row. 

Wednesday,  the  7th  inst.,  pic-nic  day,  it 
rained  very  hard  here;  hope  you  had  all  sun- 


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shine.     Shall  expect  to  hear  all  about  it  day 
after  to  -  morrow. 

Please  send  me  some  papers.  Now  and 
then  we  have  a  Chicago  paper,  but  no  New 
York  journals.  If  Taylor  would  send  his  old 
Tribunes,  they  would  be  thankfully  received. 

We  are  all  well,  and  having  as  good  a 
time  as  can  be  expected  in  such  a  place. 

Love  to  mother,  and  kind  regards  to  the 
bank  folks  and  other  friends. 
Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  Stickney. 

HIS  LAST  LETTER  HOME. 

Los  Pinos  Agency,  Colo., 

Wednesday,  July  14,  1880. 
My  dear  Mother  — 

Yours  of  5th  inst.  came  to  hand  this 
noon.  I  heard  from  Charlie  the  other  day, 
and  he  seemed  to  be  improving.  He  wrote 
in  good  spirits,  and  with  good  courage. 

Glad  to  hear  you  had  such  a  good  day 
Sunday,  the  4th.  There  is  so  little  Sabbath 
(observance  here,  that  it  seems  good  to  hear 
of  a  good  Sunday  elsewhere. 

Sorry   to   hear   about  the  pic-nir  disap- 

.T. 


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New8i>n- 
l)ers. 


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coil  rage. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


Shoes  for 
Mission 
scholars. 


Occupa- 
tion. 


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pointment  [it  was  postponed  on  account  of 
the  rain],  but  expect  you  had  a  fine  time 
when  it  did  come  off. 

Herewith  please  find  check  for  ten  dol- 
lars. This  will  pay  the  Hazelton  bill  for 
shoes  furnished  some  of  our  Mission  scholars. 

I  have  no  news  to  give  you.  Neither  the 
interpreter,  the  Indians,  nor  the  outfit  have 
come  yet;  but  I  hope  we  may  get  to  work 
Monday  next. 

I  spend  most  of  my  time  reading  up  the 
treaties,  writing  letters,  stitching  torn  com- 
forters, and  sleeping. 

The  gentlemen  have  the  same  pro- 
gramme, varied  by  a  game  of  whist  every 
evening. 

At  night,  and  early  in  the  morning,  it  is 
quite  cool,  sometimes  cold,  but  from  ten  to 
four  it  is  as  hot,  almost,  as  you  have  it.  But 
I  must  fix  up  my  bed,  as  some  of  the  things 
are  on  another  bed,  and  the  occupant  of  the 
latter  wishes  to  retire.  Will  finish  this  in 
the  morning. 

Thursday  morning,  [July  15,  1880.] 
It  is  a  bright,  beautiful  morning,  prom- 
ising a  warm  day;   but  the   atmosphere  is 


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cool  and  pure.  I  must  tell  you  how  we  sleep 
while  waiting  for  our  goods.  Col's  Many- 
penny  and  Meacham  have  beds,  Gen.  Bow- 
man sleeps  in  the  carpenter  shop  on  an  old 
door  laid  on  two  horses,  Judge  Russell  and  I 
sleep  on  the  floor  in  the  agent's  room.  This 
room  was  originally  intended  for  a  stable, 
but  the  agent  thought  it  an  improvement  on 
his  own  quarters,  and  moved  in. 

Beside  the  Judge,  myself,  and  the  agent, 
Hermon  Silver,  a  friend  of  Mr.  Mears,  and 
Col.  Parker,  chief  of  the  secret  mail  service, 
slept  in  this  room  last  night.  Mr.  Mears 
shares  a  bed  with  one  of  the  employes.  To- 
night I  hope  our  supplies  will  be  here,  and 
we  can  sleep  in  our  tents,  such  as  we  have. 

Give  love  to  father,  please,  and  kind  re- 
gards to  all  inquiring  friends. 

Affectionately,  your  son 

Will  S.  S. 

In  a  letter  written  from  Los  Pinos  to  his 
friend  Taylor,  under  date  of  Monday,  July 
12,  he  says: 

"This  place  is  nothing  but  dust  — no 
grass,  no  good  place  even  for  a  tent.     The 


yiiai'ters. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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Tenting-. 


Intel•e^^t 
for  the 
Chappl. 


Books. 


Sunday. 


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accommodations  are  scarce,  I  sleep  on  the 
floor,  and  this  morning  came  to  the  conclu- 
sion that  I  could  do  better  out  of  doors;  so  to- 
night I  am  going  to  try  it  in  a  tent,  if  pos- 
sible. Our  bedding  and  outfit  are  all  on  the 
way,  so  we  have  to  put  up  with  what  we  can 
get. 

"How  comes  on  the  chapel  improve- 
ment? [Referring  to  a  project  inaugurated 
several  months  previously  for  the  enlarge- 
ment of  Calvary  Chapel.]  Is  the  fence  up 
yet?  I  sincerely  hope  you  will  get  the  foun- 
dation for  the  north  wall  in  this  summer  or 
fall;  then  we  can  go  ahead  in  winter,  if  it  is 
thought  best.  Kendall  was  to  prepare  some 
drawings,  but  I  have  not  heard  any  thing 
about  them  since  I  left.  Keep  things  mov- 
ing. 

' '  After  a  while  I  may  want  you  to  send 
me  something  to  read  —  Lecky,  Van  Hoist, 
or  Stubbs;  but  I  wont  trouble  you  yet. 

■'Yesterday  [Sunday]  I  thought  much  of 
you  all,  wishing  for  your  success  and  bless- 
ing.    No  service  here. 

"A  letter  to  father  in  the  morning;  then 
a  little  time  for  putting  the  room  in  order; 
dinner,   and   a   very   poor  one;  then  a  nap; 


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afterwards  a  reading  in  the  Bible,  then  a 
good  wash:  supper;  walk;  some  more  Bible 
reading:  then  good -night. 

'•One  of  the  Commissioners  went  to  fish, 
put  his  rods  on  the  bank,  and  they  tumbled 
off.  and  floated  down  the  stream — 'lost  to 
sight,  but  to  memory  dear."  He  received 
little  sympathy." 


Little 
synipatliy. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 


SICKNESS   AND    DEATH. 


When  tlie  righteous  die,  it  is  the  earth  that  loses.  The  lost  jewel 
will  always  be  a  jewel;  but  the  possessor,  who  has  lost  it  —  well  may 
he  weep.  — TAi,>ruD. 

A  l)IR(iE. 

Dig,/  July  20,    iSSo. 

•"Ble«sP<l  ari'  tli<»  dcail  who  dio  in  tlio  I.onn." 

Do  ANGEL  choirs  chant  requiems  o'er  the  dead 

When  far  from  friends  and  home  they  fall  asleep, 

No  lov'd  one  near?     or  is  the  rhyme  of  Nature  — 

Th'  unwritten,   unheard  music  of  the  spheres  — 

The  breath   which  waft>  th'   unprisoned  soul  to  Heaven? 

What  stricken  mourner  then  can  say — "Thy  will"? 
The  spirit  cries  for  one  last  look  and  word  : 
Still  is  the  answer  to  our  rebel  "Why?"  — 
"The  LoRU  hath  given,  the  Lord  hath  called  away; 
Give  thanks.     Thy  dead  is  living  over  ihere  !  " 

—  T.  I.  K.  in  ".Musical  Bulletin,"  Washington. 


^ »I< 


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SICKNESS    AND    DEATH. 


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•>8y 


jHURSDAY  morning,  July  loth,  after 
}y^  bathing  in  cold  water,  as  was  his  daily 
practice,  Will  remarked  to  Commissioner  Rus- 
sell: "'I  feel  so  well  this  morning."  That 
night  he  determined  to  exchange  his  floor 
of  the  cabin  for  a  cot  in  the  tent.  Accord- 
ingly, with  Mr.  Russell,  he  retired  under  a 
small  shelter  tent,  or  fly,  without  pins,  a 
short  distance  from  the  cabin.  His  bed  con- 
sisted of  blankets  spread  upon  boards.  The 
weather  became  chilly  during  the  night,  the 
wind  blew  freshly,  and  as  the  walls  of  the 
tent  were  not  banked  nor  pinned,  the  inmates 
were  exposed  to  its  cold  blasts.  In  the  morn- 
ing Mr.  Russell  observed  that  Will  had  pro- 
tected his  face  by  covering  it  with  his  hat. 

Friday  morning  he  complained  of  sore- 
ness of  throat,  and  said  he  believed  he  was 
feverish,  and  thought  he  had  taken  cold. 
He  declined  to  eat  any  breakfast.  Mr.  Rus- 
sell gave  him  some  quinine,  and  called  in  the 
physician  of  the  agency,  Dr.  Lacy,  who  ad- 
ministered (piinine  and  calomel. 

,  Friday   night   a   cot   was  placed    in    tlu' 
tent. 

Saturday  morning  he  was  worse;  the 
fever  had  increased;  the  temperature  of  his 


Well! 


ih-k'. 


Worse. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Itclirinii.- 


Hoi>es. 


^- 


body  was  100  degrees;  but  to  his  friends  his 
condition  did  not  appear  alarming.  He  evi- 
dently considered  himself  quite  sick,  and 
suggested  that  information  be  sent  to  his 
parents,  but  was  told  he  would  soon  be  bet- 
ter. Commissioner  Meacham  watched  with 
him  that  night. 

Sunday  found  him  no  better.  At  six 
o'clock  that  evening,  by  advice  of  Commis- 
sioner Meacham,  a  messenger  was  sent  for 
Dr.  Brown,  the  army  physician,  who  was 
with  the  military  post,  sixteen  miles  distant. 
For  some  reason,  the  message  failed  of  being 
delivered. 

Sunday  night  Mr.  McRae.  a  friend  of 
Commissioner  Bowman,  sat  up  with  the  pa- 
tient, who  appeared  to  be  delirious  at  times, 
asking  to  be  moved  out  of  the  sun,  as  it  hurt 
his  head,  though  it  was  not  then  daylight. 

Monday  morning  he  was  visited  by  Ed. 
Jenkins,  the  driver  of  the  stage  between  Los 
Pinos  and  Cimmaron.  Will  had  previously 
made  his  acquaintance  in  his  travels  there, 
and  had  won  his  confidence  and  friendship. 
Jenkins,  entering  his  tent,  remarked.  "I 
have  come  to  see  you."  He  replied.  "That's 
right.     I  hope  to  be  well  in  a  day  or  two." 


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SICKNESS   AND    DEATH. 


!»! 


The  driver  asked  if  he  could  not  bring  him 
something  from  Mrs.  Clines  [twenty- five 
miles  distant  on  his  route],  "some  milk,  or 
something  else?"  "Yes,"  he  said,  "bring 
me  some  crackers;  not  hard -tack,  but  soda- 
crackers." 

Will  renewed  the  suggestion  that  his  pa- 
rents had  better  be  advised  of  his  illness,  and 
was  informed  that  as  soon  as  the  fever  was 
broken  speedy  recovery  would  follow.  There 
can  be  no  doubt,  though  he  may  have  con- 
sidered himself  very  ill  at  this  time,  that  he 
did  not  think  himself  to  be  in  any  real  dan- 
ger. 

During  this  day  (Monday),  after  a  gen- 
eral consultation,  it  was  determined  to  re- 
move him  to  the  cabin,  the  sun  rendering  it 
uncomfortably  warm  during  the  day  in  the 
tent. 

Two  sticks  were  placed  under  the  frame 
of  the  cot,  and  four  men  carried  him  about 
one  hundred  and  fifty  yards  distance,  into 
the  cabin. 

Mr.  Curtis,  the  interpreter,  took  him  in 
his  arms  and  carried  him  into  a  second  room, 
which  was  as  comfortal)le  as  any  the  agency 
afforded.     When   Mr.   Curtis  placed  him  on 


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Thought 
of  home. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Loss  of 
speech. 


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the  bed,  Will  thanked  him  for  giving  him 
"such  a  nice  ride." 

When  asked  by  Mr.  McEae,  between 
nine  and  ten  o'clock  of  this  morning,  how 
he  was,  he  replied  with  some  difficulty,  "Not 
very  well." 

This  night  (Monday)  an  employe  of  the 
agency  watched  with  the  patient. 

Another  messenger  was  sent  for  the 
army  physician,  who  reached  the  agency  at 
two  o'clock  Tuesday  morning.  He  expressed 
his  approbation  of  the  treatment,  and  recom- 
mended its  continuance. 

At  ten  o'clock  the  sufferer  motioned  to 
Curtis  to  come  to  his  bed.  Will  drew  him 
down  and  tried  to  talk,  but  could  not  speak. 

From  the  best  interpretation  of  his  artic- 
ulations and  signs,  his  last  thoughts  were  of 
his  home  —  a  home  peculiarly  dear  to  him  — 
never  forgotten,  and  from  which  he  always 
parted  with  regret  ^ — 

"And  dragged  at  each  remove  a  lengthening  chain"  — 

to  return  to  which  he  dail}'  looked  forward 
with  the  greatest  desire. 

That  morning  the  fever  was  broken,  and 
stimulants  administered. 


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SICKXESS   AND    DEATH. 


■* 


W:] 


His  friend  Jenkins,  the  stage  driver, 
went  to  see  him  shortly  before  twelve,  with 
the  milk  and  crackers.  He  swallowed  with 
difficulty  several  spoonsful. 

Retaining-  full  consciousness  to  the  last, 
at    half -past    twelve,    without    a    struggle,  i»<'«tii. 

calmly  and  peacefully  his   pure  spirit  took 
its  flight. 

Commissioner  Bowman  writes:  "It  was 
my  sad  pleasure  to  sit  by  his  side,  and  alone, 
while  all  others  were  absent,  not  expecting 
so  sudden  a  result,  and  to  witness  his  peace- 
ful, quiet  departure. 

"His  noble,  manly  form  lies  before  me 
at  this  moment,  as  natural  as  life,  with  that 
kind,  bland  expression  which  made  him  so 
attractive  while  living. 

"Our  Commission  had  all  become  greatly 
endeared  to  him,  and  knew  well  his  manly, 
christian  virtues." 


Commissioner  Russell:  "The  morning 
before  his  death.  1  asked  if  he  desired  to 
write  his  parents,  and  he  said,  not  if  we  felt 
that  he  would  be  out  in  a  few  days.  He  was 
all  the  time  quiet,  except  when  spoken  to: 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Lamented. 


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and  at  no  time  did  he  express  regret,  or 
complain  because  of  his  sickness.  I  felt  all 
the  time,  until  the  moment  of  his  death,  that 
he  would  recover;  but  it  seemed  to  be  the 
will  of  the  Ruler  over  all  that  it  should  be 
otherwise." 

Commissioner  Meacham  writes :  ' '  Willie 
retained  full  consciousness  and  voice  until 
about  ten  this  morning.  Every  thing  that 
love  could  do  was  done.  The  Commission, 
the  agent,  and  military  officers  have  all  been 
kind,  and  deplore  the  sudden  death  of  one  so 
young  and  so  much  beloved. 

'"We  sought  in  every  way  to  encourage 
him  in  the  hope  of  speedy  recovery,  fully 
believing,  until  the  day  of  his  death,  he 
would  soon  be  well  again;  and  for  this  rea- 
son, he  has  left  no  message  for  the  loved 
ones." 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  Memorial 
to  attempt  to  describe  the  anguish  of  the 
parents,  as  they  were  aroused  from  sleep 
at  midnight,  Wednesdaj',  the  31st  of  July, 
by  Mr.  Bell,  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,   and  told  that  their  son.   of  whose 


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welfare  and  good  health  they  had  received 
almost  daily  tidings,  lay  dead  at  the  Los 
Pinos  agency. 

He  presented   the    following  telegrams, 
just  received: 


Los  Pinos,  Colorado,  July  30,  1880. 
To  Carl  Schurz,  Sec'ij  Int., 

Washington,  D.  C. 
Clerk  Stickney  has  been  sick  five  days 
with  typhoid  fever.      We  have  two  physi- 
cians.     They  pronounce  his  condition  criti- 
cal.    Please  inform  his  father. 

Geo.  W.  Manypenny.  Ch.  Ute  Com. 


Toletfraiiis 


Los  Pinos  Agency,  Col., 
July  20,  1880. 
Hon.  Secretary  of  Interior, 

Washington,  D.  C. 
W.  S.  Stickney,  Clerk  of  the  Ute  Com- 
mission, died  at  12:30  to-day.  Embalming 
impossible.  The  physicians  think  it  imprac- 
ticable to  send  body  east  at  present.  Will 
pack  it  in  zinc  coffin  and  charcoal,  ready  for 
removal  in  fall.  Please  inform  Mr.  Stickney. 
Geo.  W.  Manypenny,  Ch.  Ute  Com. 


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CHAPTER   IX. 


THK   FUNERAL. 


S.  T.  T.   L. 

Sit  tibi  terra  levis. 

May  the  earth  be  hght  upon  thee. —INSCRIPTION  ON  Roman  ToMH. 

Unveii.  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 

Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust  ; 
And  give  these  sacred  rehcs  room 

To  seek  a  slumber  in  the  dust. 
So  Jesus  slept  ;    fiod's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave  and  blessed  the  bed  ; 
Rest  here,  dear  saint,   till  from  his  throne 

The  mornmg  break,  and  pierce  the  shade.  —  Watts,   i  734. 


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Ij" 


■fj 


FUNERAL. 


301 


J  HE  funeral  services  occurred  on  Friday, 
the  13th  of  August,  at  the  Calvary  Bap- 
tist Church,  at  half -past  three. 

The  following  correct  account  of  the  ob- 
sequies was  published  in  the  National  Re- 
publican newspaper: 

•'Imposing  Funeral  Display  at  Calvary 
Baptist  Church. 

"The  funeral  of  William  Soule  Stickney, 
Secretary  of  the  Ute  Commission,  who  died 
in  Colorado  on  the  20th  of  July,  took  place  at 
three  o'clock  yesterday  afternoon  from  the 
Calvary  Baptist  Church,  and  seldom  have 
greater  honors  been  paid  to  the  dead.  After 
a  prayer  at  the  house  of  Mr.  William  Stick- 
ney, father  of  the  deceased,  at  the  corner  of 
Sixth  and  M  streets,  the  remains  were  re- 
moved to  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church.  The 
church  was  already  packed  with  people,  the 
crowds  extending  out  into  the  street.  The 
funeral  ceremonies  were  conducted  in  the 
Sabbath  School  room,  which  was  draped  in 
mourning.  The  teachers  of  the  Sabbath 
School,  who  wore  appropriate  badges  of 
mourning,  were  seated  at  the  right  of  the 
pulpit,  while  the  space  at  the  left  was  occu- 


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rmirral. 


At  lioiiio 


At  111.- 
cliiin-li 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY 


Sunday 

Scliool 

children. 


Floral 
offering's. 


Eulog'ics. 


Singinsi-. 


^ 


pied  by  the  three  hundred  children  of  the 
Calvary  Mission  School,  attended  by  their 
teachers.  Each  child  held  in  his  hand  a 
bouquet  of  white  flowers,  and  wore  upon  his 
bosom  a  white  silk  badge,  inscribed  in  black 
letters,  'July  30,  1880.  In  memory  of  our 
beloved  Superintendent,  W.  S.  Stickney.  In 
solo  Deo  salus.'  The  casket,  covered  with 
cloth,  with  drop  black  handles,  with  a  plate 
suitably  inscribed,  was  placed  before  the 
altar.  A  feature  of  the  obsequies  was  the 
richness  and  profusion  of  the  floral  display — 
flowers  being  worked  in  every  appropriate  de- 
sign. As  the  procession  entered  the  church, 
a  dirge  was  rendered  by  Professor  Hayden, 
the  organist.  Rev.  Mr.  Greene  conducted 
the  services  and  pronounced  a  eulogy  of  the 
deceased.  He  was  followed  by  Rev.  Dr. 
Morehouse,  of  New  York  City,  formerly  pas- 
tor of  the  church  attended  by  the  deceased 
when  a  student  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Dr. 
Welling,  President  of  the  Columbian  Uni- 
versity, also  added  his  testimony  to  the 
worth  of  the  deceased.  During  the  services 
the  children  of  the  Calvary  Mission,  under 
the  direction  of  Mr.  David  Haines,  sang  with 
fine  effect  'It  is  Well  with  Mv  Soul.'     The 


^^ 


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FUNERAL. 


MX] 


remains  were  then  removed  from  the  church 
to  the  hearse,  Messrs.  Theo  I.  King,  L.  R. 
Taylor,  J.  M.  Bessey,  J.  H.  Olcott,  H.  G. 
Jacobs,  H.  H.  Kendall.  D.  A.  Chambers,  and 
D.  E.  McComb  officiating  as  pall -bearers." 

Impressive  as  was  the  scene  at  the 
church,  the  spectacle  at  Oak  Hill  Cemetery, 
beautiful  by  nature  and  radiant  with  its  rich 
profusion  of  flowers,  was  most  affecting. 

The  members  of  the  Calvary  Mission 
School  filed  in  solemn  procession  past  the 
grave,  which  was  about  to  close  upon  the 
form  of  their  beloved  Superintendent,  and 
cast  in  their  beautiful  floral  offerings  —  the 
last  expression  of  their  deep  affection  for  a 
true  and  devoted  friend. 

The  church  choir  sang  the  "Sweet  Bye- 
and-Bye,"  and  the  pastor  read  the  following 
requiem,  sent  by  an  unknown  friend: 

REQUIEM. 
WILLIAM   SOULE   STIPKNEY. 

LAID  TO   HIS  REST   AT  OAK    HII.I.,    ArOlST   13,   1880. 

Brought  home,  where  the  dust  of  his  kindred  reposes, 
To  sleep  'mid  the  dew  and  the  breath  of  the  roses  — 
In  summer,  the  season  the  sweetest  and  fairest  — 
Himself,  of  its  blossoms,  the  purest  and  rarest. 


►i^ 


At  Oak 
Hill. 


Calvar.v 
Mission 
Soliool. 


Il(>i|iiii'ni. 


V< 


*- 


304 


MEMOIR    OF   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


* 


He  sleeps  his  last  sleep  —  while  all  nature  reposes, 
And  melody  breaks  from  earth's  thousands  of  voices; 
Like  distant  sweet  chimes,  o'er  evening's  winds  singing. 
The  music  he  breathed  is  in  echoes  still  ringing. 

Life's  silver  cord  loosed,  and  the  golden  bowl  broken; 
We  bow  to  the  mandate  Jehovah  has  spoken ; 
God's  promise  proclaims,  o'er  the  lov'd  and  lamented, 
The  silver  cord  loosed,  shall  again  be  cemented. 

We  lay  him  in  love  'neath  the  rose  and  the  willow — 
Peace  sits  by  his  ashes  —  Peace  breathes  'round  his  pillow; 
How  well  that  such  graces  and  gifts  should  be  given, 
Like  precious  first  fruits  —  an  offering  to  Heaven. 

God  gave  —  and  we  bless  him!     God  took  —  and  though  parteii, 
Still  trusting  —  still  loving  —  we  yield,  broken-hearted; 
Again  in  the  home  of  the  blest  we  shall  greet  him. 
And  youth  bloom  immortal,  when  joyful  we  meet  him  I 

A  short  prayer  and  benediction,  and  the 
mournful  company  slowly  retired,  leaving 
all  that  is  mortal  of  their  precious  friend 
among  the  flowers,  the  "purest  and  rarest," 
and  loveliest  of  them  all. 


T- 


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^B ^ 


CHAPTER  X. 

MEMORIAL   ADDRESSES,   LE'lTERS  OF   CONDOLENCE,  AND 
RESOLUTIONS   OF   SVMPATIIN  . 


There  is  a  way  to  get  the  kingdom;  get  the  people,  ;iml  llie 
kingdom  is  got.  There  is  a  way  to  get  the  people;  get  their  hearts, 
and  the  people  are  got.  The  people  turn  to  a  benevolent  rule,  ns  the 
water  flows  downward.  —  .Mencius. 


X8 

4i ^ 


* 


MExMURIAL    ADDRESS. 


■^ 


;}(>: 


rs 


A  DDE  ESS  BV  TH  K  PASTOR. 
Rev.  Samuel  H.  Greene. 
'  OME  lives,  when  they  terminate  here,  go 


out  in  utter  darkness:  others  in  the  twi 
light  of  doubt  and  obscurity;  while  to  others- 
it  is  given  to  depart  like  the  setting  sun. 
when,  having  finished  its  daily  course,  it 
sweeps  through  the  western  gates,  leaving 
us,  under  skies  resi)lendent  with  its  touch, 
to  recount  its  kindly  ministry.  Such  a  life, 
it  seems  to  me,  was  this,  the  sudden  ter- 
mination of  which  so  many  mourn  to-day. 
I  am  prompted  to  no  words  of  eulogy  as  I 
stand  beside  this  precious  dust.  No  words 
of  mine  can  add  to  your  appreciation  of  the 
beauty  and  value  of  the  life  which  was  so 
marked  in  the  purpose  and  toil.  His  record 
is  his  best  eulogy.  AVhat  he  has  been  to 
us  in  the  past,  what  he  is  to  us  to-day. 
these  tear -dimmed  eyes  and  quivering  lips 
about  me  speak  more  eloquently  than  woids 

can  tell. 

I  need  not  in  this  ju'esence  speak  <>f 
him  as  the  affectionate  and  dutiful  son:  the 
thoughtful  and  devoted  friend:  the  thorough 
and  enthusiastic  student:   the   vigorous  and 


*■ 


S(>in(> 
lives. 


No  NVuriN 

of  (Mill Iff. V 
Ili'Odril. 


■* 


t& 


308 


■* 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Ye  are  the 
witnesses. 


Some 
traits. 


Iiitelli- 
ireiice. 


I 


independent  thinker;  nor  need  I  impress  up-  / 
on  your  minds  the  memory  of  one  so  earnest 
in  his  religious  convictions  and  labors  as  to 
subordinate  all  else  to  these;  of  one  who  was 
a  wise,   generous,    anxious    Sunday    School 
Superintendent,  a  tender  hearted  and  prayer- 
ful teacher.     Nor  yet  is  there  occasion  to  tell 
you  how  earnestly  he  prayed;  how  tenderly 
he  entreated  the  lost;  or  how  he  preached 
the  gospel  from  house  to  house,  often  with 
tears,  ministering  to  the  sick  and  afflicted, 
and  stretching  out  his  hands  generously  to 
the  poor.      Of  these  things  you  have  been 
the    fortunate    and    appreciative    witnesses. 
And  while  we  would  bring  no  fulsome  words 
of  praise  to  this  sad  place,  yet  we  instinc- 
tively feel  that  honesty  and  gratitude  de- 
.  mand    the    recognition    of    the    life    which 
touched  so  many  of  us  only  with  blessings. 
1  shall  simply  attempt  to  recall  some  of  the 
traits  which  peculiarly  marked  this  dear  life; 
and  first  let  me  speak  of  his  Intelligence. 

The  agreeableness  and  worth  of  human 
friendship  is  always  largely  measured  by  its 
intelligence.  Nature  gave  him  from  out  of 
her  choicest  gifts.  From  infancy  these 
found  a  congenial  sphere  for  development  in 


i 


the  home  life.  The  natural  desire  for  know- 
ledge found  here  a  wise  and  healthy  stimu- 
lus. The  privilege  of  native  city  and  land 
were  supplemented  by  months  of  study 
abroad,  and  what  he  gained  was  devoted 
to  a  high  and  worthy  purpose.  Not  in  a 
single  department  was  he  intelligent,  but  in 
many.  Literature,  art,  and  science  found 
in  him  an  enthusiastic  student  and  friend. 
But  he  had  a  knowledge  of  more  than  was 
taught  in  the  schools.  He  learned  to  know 
men.  and  more  than  most  young  men  he 
came  to  know  his  race — its  sin,  its  need, 
and  its  grand  possibilities;  his  ministry,  con- 
sequently, was  tender,  appreciative,  and  sen- 
sible. How  largely  he  was  successful  in 
approaching,  leading,  and  blessing  others, 
let  these  hundreds  who  shared  in  his  min- 
istry give  answer  to-day. 

But  again.  I  was  impressed  with  his 
Honesty  — not  a  mere  legal  or  business  hon- 
esty, but  much  more.  There  was  in  his 
nature  an  utter  abhorrence  of  all  pretense 
or  sham.  He  was  an  honest  thinker.  His 
convictions  resulted  from  his  thinking,  and 
they  represented  to  him  intelligence,  con- 
science, and    judgment.       To  these  convic- 


HiiiK'sty. 


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■* 


* 


310 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


Honest 
■with  him- 
self. 


* 


tions  he  was  loyal,  cost  what  it  might,  and 
no  man  can  say  that  ever,  for  a  single  day, 
did  he  turn  aside  from  the  course  to  which 
those  convictions  impelled  him.  If  mistakes 
were  made,  they  were  mistakes  of  judgment 
and  not  of  heart.  He  believed  in  the  tri- 
umph of  the  right,  and  consecrated  himself 
to  it.  I  cannot  better  describe  his  position 
than  to  give  one  of  his  favorite  quotations: 

"Truth  is  ever  on  the  scaffold, 

And  wrong  is  ever  on  the  throne; 
Yet  that  scaffold  sways  the  future, 
And  behind  that  great  unknown 
Standeth  God  within  the  shadow. 
Keeping  watch  above  his  own." 

He  was  as  honest  with  himself  as  with 
others.  A  fault  was  not  less  a  fault  because 
he  discovered  it  in  his  own  life.  I  remember 
how  tearfully  it  is  told  in  his  home  now. 
that,  when  but  a  little  child,  having  trans- 
gressed the  commandment  of  his  mother  and 
felt  no  punishment  for  it,  he  came  to  her. 
bringing  in  his  little  hand  a  stick,  and  ask- 
ing that  he  might  receive  the  punishment 
he  merited.  Whatever  it  might  cost  of  open 
confession  and  tears,  the  consciousness  of  an 
honest  life  was  worth  infinitely  more  to  him 


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MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


>^ 


311 


than  every  other  consideration.  This  hon- 
esty made  him  a  model  of  untiring  industry 
and  left  upon  his  work  the  marks  of  thor- 
oughness throughout.  He  was  too  honest  to 
expend  the  time,  strength,  or  means  which 
God  had  given  him,  in  any  thing  but  the 
highest  and  best  of  purposes.  In  the  social, 
religious,  and  business  life  his  sincerity  was 
every  where  apparent,  and  constituted  one 
of  the  peculiar  charms  with  which  his  char- 
acter was  invested. 

But  again.  He  came  so  near  us  and 
blessed  us  so  largely  in  his  Sympathy.  No 
nature  was  more  susceptible  to  touch  of  joy 
or  sorrow  than  was  his.  His  delicately  con- 
stituted senses  quickly  comprehended  and 
took  hold  of  the  experience  of  others,  and 
the  unfortunate,  the  suffering,  the  bereaved, 
found  in  him  a  warm  and  practical  sympa- 
thy. I  well  remember,  when  not  a  week 
had  elapsed  since  I  had  entered  on  my  duties 
here,  of  his  calling  to  tell  me  of  an  afflicted 
family  in  his  Mission  School.  I  remember 
the  impression  made  upon  me  as  he  said, 
his  eyes  filling  witli  tears,  "It  seems  to  me 
we  shall  save  this  family  for  God."  He 
shared    their    sorrows,   and    used    whatever 


*- 


Syinimtliy. 


To  .•'uvf 
for  ()o«I. 


4^ 


* 


:U2 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Pioty. 


Fidelity  to 
con- 
science. 


* 


influence  he  had  to  bless  their  affliction  to 
the  salvation  of  their  souls.  He  was  in 
profound  sympathy  with  his  race,  and  his 
happiest  hours  were  when  he  served  it. 
Generous,  self -forgetful,  he  imitated  the  ex- 
ample of  his  Divine  Master,  and  sought  "not 
to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister. " 

But  the  characteristic  which  impressed 
us  most  strongly,  was  the  fact  that  he  was 
Pious.  His  intelligence,  honesty,  and  sym- 
pathy were  laid  in  consecration  at  the  feet 
of  Jesus,  where  these  earthly  gifts  were 
sanctified  and  guided  by  the  Holy  Spirit, 
and  used  for  the  highest  possible  good  of  his 
race.  His  entrance  upon  the  religious  life 
was  not  the  result  of  any  sudden  emotion, 
but  from  the  commencement  to  the  close 
bore  the  mark  of  intelligent  and  decided 
conviction.  It  was  fidelity  to  his  conscience, 
his  judgment,  and  the  Word  of  God.  But 
while  he  was  moved  by  principle  rather  than 
emotion,  it  was  not  the  coldness  of  a  merely 
intellectual  piety.  There  was  a  tenderness 
and  depth  of  religious  life.  We  felt  in  his 
presence  that  he  had  been  with  Christ.  He 
was  honest  in  his  spiritual  life.  It  meant 
vastly  more  than  a  nominal  church  member- 


*• 


■* 


MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


:5i;{ 


ship  to  him.  It  meant  submission  to  Christ; 
union  with  Him  and  His  people  in  their 
spirit  and  work;  the  laying  on  God's  altar 
of  all  that  was  most  precious  and  dear  to 
him.  It  is  pleasant  to  feel  that  the  first 
money  ever  earned  by  him  was  given  to 
build  this  edifice  to  God,  and  that  the  last 
time  he  ever  lifted  a  pen  —  among  the  moun- 
tains of  Colorado  —  was  to  write  a  note  en- 
closing a  check  which  should  help  to  bring 
happiness  to  the  scholars  of  his  Mission 
School. 

His  piety  was  progressive.  He  grew  in 
grace,  and  believed  in  it  for  himself  and 
others.  He  was  peculiarly  happy  in  his  re- 
ligious work.  Its  ways  to  him  were  ways 
of  pleasantness,  and  all  the  paths  were  peace. 
Over  the  intense  earnestness  of  his  religious 
life,  strengthened  by  profound  conviction, 
there  broke  the  sunshine  of  his  great  heart 
and  greater  hope.  I  think  none  of  us  who 
walked  beside  our  brother  and  shared  in  his 
work,  have  ever  seen  an  hour  when  we  could 
gather,  by  any  sign  or  expression,  that  the 
duties  of  his  religious  life  were  not  pleasant 
ones  to  bear.  There  seemed  to  be  to  him  no 
stronger,    richer    satisfaction    than    that    of 


*" 


(Irowtli 
ill  praco. 


■* 


* 


314 


MEMOIR   OF  W,    S.    STICKNEY. 


■5< 


Sy  ininetry 


Desire. 


*■ 


being  in  submission  to  the  will  of  his  Master, 
and  giving-  his  life  to  His  service. 

The  elements  of  character  which  we 
have  mentioned  were  happily  blended,  giv- 
ing symmetry  and  strength  to  his  life.  Here 
was  ability  with  modesty,  zeal  tempered  by 
intelligence,  and  faith  lighted  by  works. 
That  such  a  life  was  attractive,  inspiring, 
elevating  in  its  tendencies,  we  cannot  won- 
der. His  last  days  with  us  were  filled  with 
Christ -like  work.  He  fell  at  his  post,  and 
away  from  us,  but  found  Heaven  just  as 
near  and  sweet  from  Los  Pinos  as  if  he  had 
gone  up  to  it  from  out  his  own  beautiful 
home.  He  learned  long  ago  in  whom  he 
trusted,  and  the  "valley  and  the  shadow  of 
death"  had  no  fear  for  him.  "I  should  like 
to  experience  for  myself  what  lies  beyond." 
he  said  but  a  few  weeks  before  his  departure. 
There  was  no  morbid  fear  in  his  heart,  but  a 
longing  to  see  the  land  to  which  his  kindred 
had  gone  and  to  which  he  had  pointed  those 
he  loved  the  best. 

The  clouds  are  heavy  over  us  to-day. 
We  had  hoped  to  hear  his  voice  and  take 
his  hand  again  this  side  of  the  river;  but 
God  had  better  and  greater  blessings  in  store 


■* 


*■ 


MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


-^^ 


:n5 


for  our  brother,  and  to-da}^  I  doubt  not,  his 
foot -fall  is  heard  within  the  pearly  gates, 
and  a  "Welcome  home,"  grander  and  sweet- 
er than  ours,  is  sounding  in  his  ears,  and 
the  hands  we  hoped  to  clasp  are  casting  the 
crown  at  the  feet  of  Him  we  love.  The 
home  call  has  sounded.  The  brother  has 
entered  into  rest.  Let  us  not  mourn  as  do 
others.  We  shall  not  lay  him  in  the  grave 
to.- day.  This  is  but  the  casket  which  held 
the  jewel.  And  now,  while  we  thank  God 
for  this  true,  sweet  life;  for  what  it  was  to 
himself,  his  family,  the  church,  and  the 
world,  let  us  bow  in  submission  to  the  will 
of  Him  "who  is  too  wise  to  err,  too  good  to 
be  unkind."  We  have  left  to  us  the  precious 
memory  of  what  he  was,  the  gracious  prom- 
ise of  what  he  is. 

To  these  stricken  parents  and  kindred, 
the  bereaved  church  and  Sunday  School,  and 
mourning  friends,  there  come  the  consola- 
tions of  the  gospel  he  believed  and  loved. 
We  shall  meet  him  again  when  the  night  has 
past  and  the  morning  has  come.  "Wliere- 
fore  comfort  one  another  with  these  words." 

No  language  of  mine  can  portray  to  you 
the  overwlielmiiig  loss  which  has  fallen  upon 


*■ 


railed 
home. 


Snbiiiia- 
siiiii. 


■>b 


*■ 


:3io 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


■* 


Loss  to 
Ills  home. 


Personal 
loss. 


*■ 


the  home  dear  to  all  our  hearts.  No  lan- 
guage can  express  the  sympathy  which  goes 
out  from  every  true  christian  heart  to  those 
who  mourn  over  so  great  and  sore  an  afflic- 
tion. The  highest  ministry  we  can  bring  is 
the  promise  of  the  Master  we  love,  who  bids 
us  to  find  peace  in  Him.  I  cannot  describe 
the  loss  which  has  come  upon  the  Church  of 
Christ  in  being  thus  bereft  of  one  of  its  most 
vigorous  and  devoted  laborers,  whom  God 
has  gathered  to  Himself.  And  yet,  while  we 
mourn,  there  is  greater  reason  for  rejoicing, 
that  in  the  hour  of  earthly  loss  there  is  tri- 
umph over  pain.  Our  brother  joins  to-day 
in  Alleluias  "over  there." 

I  cannot  close  without  giving  brief  ex- 
pression to  my  own  sense  of  personal  loss  in 
the  death  of  this  brother  beloved.  When  I 
came,  a  total  stranger  to  this  city,  these  fold- 
ed white  hands  were  the  first  outstretched  to 
bid  me  welcome.  When  I  came  at  a  later 
time,  to  enter  upon  official  relations  to  this 
church,  those  hands  again  gave  me  welcome, 
and  I  came  immediately  into  the  strong  and 
beautiful  influence  of  that  sweet  life.  To 
many  of  you  who  have  recently  put  on 
Christ,   he  first  called  mv  attention.      You 


■* 


* 


MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


■^ 


31 : 


had  shared  long  in  his  love  and  prayers.  I 
shall  miss  his  affectionate  words  of  sympa- 
thy and  cheer;  his  counsel  and  prayers:  his 
earnest,  tear -wet  face  as  it  looked  up  to  me 
from  the  sanctuary  pew.  I  am  sadly  con- 
scious that  one  who  prayed  for  the  success 
of  the  gospel,  through  my  humhle  ministry, 
has  left  us  when  I  seemed  to  need  him  so 
much.  But  I  would  not  murmur;  no.  rather 
would  I  join  hands  with  those  who  mourn, 
and  seek  with  them  those  spiritual  heights 
from  which  we  can  catch  glimpses  of  the 
land  to  which  he  has  gone,  and  rejoice  with 
him  in  his  victory.  Here  are  crushed  hopes 
and  a  darkened  home;  yonder,  thank  God. 
are  hopes  realized  and  the  "Father's  house." 
The  inspiration  of  his  precious  life  is  upon 
us,  and  it  calls  us  not  to  his  grave,  but  to 
his  work.  Upon  whom  shall  his  mantle  faliy 
I  look  over  the  young  men  of  this  congrega- 
tion and  ask  myself,  upon  whom  shall  the 
mantle  of  our  brother  fall?  Who  shall  take 
up  the  words  of  the  prayers  now  ended:  the 
testimony  that  has  been  given  for  the  last 
time?  Beside  this  silent  sleeper  I  ask  you 
to  pledge  yourselves  to  the  work  he  laid 
down.       Let  us   remember   that   he   became 


.Miss.-(1. 


Ili- 
iiiantW 


^ 


I. OSS  to 

Mission 

Scllool. 


Last 
words. 


what  he  was  only  as  he  followed  Christ,  and 
we  can  only  hope  to  enter  into  his  toil  here 
and  his  rest  hereafter,  when  Christ  becomes 
to  us  the  "all  and  in  all." 

I  know  I  speak  to  many  who  mourn, 
outside  of  his  home  and  family  and  kindred, 
the  loss  of  our  brother.  The  tears  would 
come  as  these  children  filed  in  from  the  Mis- 
sion School,  and  I  thought  how,  to  some  of 
them,  he  had  been  more  than  father  and 
mother,  and  I  asked  who  should  care  for 
them  now?  But  the  God  he  loved  abides; 
though  the  teacher,  the  superintendent  de- 
part, yet  the  Savior,  whose  image  he  bore, 
dwells  with  those  who  love  Him  forever- 
more.  Let  your  hearts  find  comfort  in  that 
source  of  consolation  and  comfort  to  which 
he  pointed  you.  Let  the  last  words  he  ut- 
tered in  your  hearing  come  to  have  a  deep 
place  in  your  hearts  and  home.  For  listen 
to  what  he  said  as  he  bade  you  what  then 
promised  to  be  but  a  brief  farewell:  "Let 
us  all  so  live  that,  if  we  do  not  meet  here 
again,  we  may  meet  around  the  Great  White 
Throne  in  heaven."  How  little  he  knew 
how  near  his  feet  were  to  the  pearly  gates. 

We  take  leave  of  him  amid  the  flowers. 


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MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


3HI 


in  the  place  full  of  sacred  associations,  to 
which  he  has  come.  We  shall  lay  his  bodj^ 
down  beneath  his  native  skies,  in  the  midst 
of  the  community  where  his  prayers  and 
testimonies  shall  still  be  sounding  in  our 
ears;  and  beside  this  precious  dust  let  us 
learn  to  know  how  good  a  thing  it  is  to 
follow  the  Lord  Jesus.  How  sweet  and 
blessed  it  is,  when  life's  work  is  ended,  to 
sleep  in  Jesus! 

"Asleep  in  Jesus;    blessed  sleep, 
From  which  none  ever  wake  to  weep." 

So  he  goes  from  us  in  the  impress  and 
beauty  of  his  first  manhood.  We  shall  not 
forget  him.  His  memory  shall  cheer  us  in 
our  toil:  and  when  the  toil  shall  be  ended, 
and  we  go  out  from  these  Sabbath  School 
classes  and  missions,  and  the  places  which 
our  work  and  duty  have  made  for  us,  it  will 
only  be  into  a  heaven  richer  and  sweeter 
because  many  of  those  we  love  have  gone 
before.  By  the  precious  dust  we  shall  write. 
''Blessed  are  the  dead  who  die  in  the  Lord. 
Yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may  rest 
from  their  labors,  and  their  works  do  follow 
them." 


Dt-ail.  .Mt 
siM'iikiiijjr. 


•N.-t  I..  W 
forirottcn. 


•i*- 


Hi. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY, 


"It  is  well 

with  my 

soul.'" 


And  now  the  dear  scholars  who  loved 
him  so  well,  shall  bring  to  us  their  tribute 
and  offering  as  they  sing  to  us,  "It  is  Well 
with  My  Soul,"  from  out  those  sweet  songs 
in  which  our  brother  so  often  led  them  before 
he  passed  over  to  the  other  side. 


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ADDRESS 
By  Rev.  H.  L.  Morehouse, 

Secretarv  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society. 

JHIS,  to  me,  has  been  an  unusually  sad 
week.  On  Tuesday  last  I  mingled  v(vy 
tears  with  those  of  the  friends  of  that  great 
and  good  man,  Dr.  Bishop,  of  N.  Y.,  whom 
we  laid  away  in  Greenwood  Cemetery,  and 
now  I  meet  with  those  who  weep  the  loss  of 
an  only  child,  and  a  justly  beloved  son.  Dr. 
Bishop  was  an  honored  member  of  the  Board 
of  the  American  Baptist  Home  Mission  So- 
ciety, of  which  this  sorrowing  father  is  Pres- 
ident, and  I  am  here,  as  I  was  there,  as  a 
representative  of  that  society,  to  express,  so 
far  as  my  presence  enables  me  to  express, 
not  only  my  own  personal  sympathy,  but 
also  the  sympathy  of  my  associates,  with  my 
brother,  and  all  who  are  smitten  by  this 
affliction.  But  T  am  here  in  more  than  a 
representative  capacity.  I  am  here  because 
my  own  personal  regard  for  him  who  has 
gone  prompts  me  to  be  here.  In  that  loss 
to  which  T  have  referred,  and  in  this,  a  per- 
sonal friendship  has  been  sundered.  The 
one  had  passed  his  three  score  and  ten  years 

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Sad  week. 


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regard. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Contrasts 


Parental 
liopos. 


Life  trans- 
ferred. 


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of  a  life  filled  with  usefulness.  The  other 
left  us  before  he  had  finished  his  one  score 
and  ten  years — years,  however,  that  had 
already  yielded  rich  fruit,  and  given  promise 
of  even  greater  productiveness  for  Christ  in 
the  later  life.  Such  are  the  contrasts  of  the 
week  —  age  and  youth  gathered  into  the 
grave.  That  the  aged  should  be  called  to 
rest  was  according  to  the  divinely  appointed 
and  natural  order  of  things.  That  this 
youthful  servant,  our  beloved  friend,  should 
be  smitten  down  thus,  when  thoroughly 
equipped  for  life's  work,  when  so  many  of 
his  stamp  are  specially  needed  in  the  church 
and  world,  and  when  so  many  parental 
hopes  centred  about  him,  is  one  of  those 
mysteries  that  no  one  can  fathom.  Only  a 
strong  faith  can  say,  "It  is  for  the  best;" 
"All  things  work  together  for  good  to  them 
that  love  God."  Only  a  strong  faith  at  such 
a  time  can  say,  "Thy  will,  O  God,  be  done." 

That  life,  however  —  that  higher  life — 
has  not  ended.  It  has  simply  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  higher,  nobler,  purer  world, 
where  the  redeemed  of  all  ages  unceasingly 
sing  the  praises  of  Him  who  redeemed  them. 

Our  departed  friend  and  brother,   Wil- 


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323 


Ham  S.  Stickney,  was  indeed  a  servant  of 
the.  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  It  was  mj^  privilege 
to  know  liim  and  the  character  of  his  service 
during  the  important  period  of  his  life,  when 
he  was  a  student  in  the  University  at  Ro- 
chester, New  York.  When,  in  January,  1873, 
I  assumed  charge  of  the  church  in  Rochester, 
to  which  I  had  been  called,  I  found  him, 
student  as  he  was,  variously  and  earnestly 
engaged  in  christian  service  for  that  church, 
and  as  devoted  to  its  service  as  the  very  best 
member.  He  was  organist  and  chorister, 
having  charge  of  a  large  volunteer  choir, 
which  he  diligently  and  patiently  drilled  on 
Saturday  evenings,  and  successfully  led  on 
the  Sabbath  day.  For  a  time  he  conducted 
singing  in  the  Sabbath  School,  wherein,  also, 
he  was  a  most  faithful  and  successful  teach- 
er. He  was  a  regular  attendant  at  the 
Wednesday  evening  prayer  meeting,  and 
on  Friday  evening,  when  the  Young  People 
held  their  meeting,  or  the  monthly  covenant 
meeting  was  observed,  he  was  usually  pres- 
ent; coming  in  after  attending  the  meeting 
of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  the  University,  which 
met  half  an  hour  earlier.  He  frequently 
took  i)art  in  these  meetings,  and  well  do  T 


Iiii]>iirtaiit 
Iieriod. 


Activity. 


<^ 


■^ 


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■5« 


MEMOIR    OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Social 
]>owers. 


Results 

unknown 

to  us. 


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remember  his  thoughtful,  soulful,  and  tender 
utterances  on  these  occasions.     During  the 
winter  of  1874  and  '75  there  was  a  special 
religious  interest,  and  I  recall  his  assiduous 
labors  in  behalf  of  the  unconverted,  both  in 
the  Sabbath   School,  the  congregation,  and 
the  University,  and  it  was  largely  through 
his  influence,  I  am  sure,  that  several,  includ- 
ing some  students    in  the   University,   pro- 
fessed their  faith  in  Christ.     His  fine  social 
powers  were  dedicated  to  christian  service, 
and  thus,  unlike  many,   wherever  he  went 
he  carried  his  religion  with  him,  for  it  was 
in  him  and  of  him;   it  was  ingrained,  and 
it  would  manifest  itself;  it  could  not  be  hid- 
den.      How  much   richer   that  church   was 
because  of  his  presence!  — how  much  richer 
those    circles    of    friends    among   whom    he 
moved! — how  much  richer  that  University 
because  of  his  pronounced  religious  charac- 
ter,   who  can  tell?      Only   God    can  know; 
only   in    eternity   will    be    gathered    up  the 
results  of  his  work   and   influence.      When 
I  came  to  know  his  antecedents,  his  culture, 
his  refined  tastes,  and  then  saw  him  give 
his  heart  and  strength  to  a  church  organized 
after  he  came  to  the  University,  and  which. 


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MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


:Vi,^ 


neither  as  to  its  house  of  worship  nor  general 
character,  could  be  as  attractive  or  gratify- 
ing to  his  tastes  as  other  older  and  stronger 
churches.  I  felt  the  sincerest  admiration  for 
his  character,  and  I  thought,  there  was  one 
who  was  religious  not  merely  because  it 
would  minister  to  his  own  needs,  but  one 
who  would  look  over  the  whole  field  and 
say,  "Where  am  I  most  needed?  Where 
can  I  do  the  most  good?  Where  will  my 
work  tell  the  most  for  God?"  and  finding 
that  field,  would  give  himself  wholly  to  it. 
From  January-,  1873,  to  July,  1875,  he  was 
to  me  a  friend  and  helper  in  my  pastoral 
work,  such  as  few  young  men  have  been 
in  the  whole  course  of  my  ministry,  and  1 
never  can  forget  him.  and  his  worth,  and 
what  he  accomplished,  while  scores  of  his 
associates,  who  were  also  christians,  have 
faded  from  my  memory,  because  they  did 
nothing  particularly  worthy  of  remembrance. 
Verily,  as  the  Psalmist  says,  "The  righteous 
shall  be  in  everlasting  remembrance." 

Not  alone  in  church  matters  were  his 
thoughts  and  efforts  enlisted.  The  religious 
principle  ruled  in  all  he  did.  He  was  chiefly 
instrumental    in    establishing    a    University 


Frifiiil 

and 
liolin-r. 


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i 


A  leatler. 


Iiiclepeii- 
(leiice. 


MaiilK 


5<- 


paper,  through  which  the  institution  should 
be  represented.  I  remember  with  what  ear- 
nestness he  threw  himself  into  it.  He  was 
its  chief  editor  for  a  time,  and  ever  aimed 
to  give  the  paper  a  high  character,  and  was 
especially  anxious  that  nothing  in  its  pages 
should  cast  any  reflection  on  the  institution, 
or  be  detrimental  to  the  reader.  Among  the 
students  he  was  a  leader  —  a  leader  not  for 
the  sake  of  distinction,  but  to  use  his  in- 
fluence for  good.  He  was  independent  in 
judgment  and  in  purpose— not  following  the 
current  tendencies  of  college  life,  but  aiming 
rather  to  direct  college  sentiment  and  opin- 
ion into  right  channels.  I  may  say  here, 
that,  by  both  the  President  and  Professors 
of  the  University,  he  was  held  in  the  high- 
est esteem  for  his  thorough  christian  bearing 
and  manliness,  as  well  as  for  his  work  as  a 
student. 

If  I  were  to  sum  up  his  character,  I 
would  say  that  he  impressed  me  then  as  a 
man  of  profound  earnestness,  great  sincerity, 
and  marked  conscientiousness,  with  simpli- 
city of  character,  humility,  and  special  con- 
secration to  Christ.  His  ruling  purpose,  I 
am   sure,    was  to  learn    how  best  to   serve 


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MEMORIA.L    ADDRESS. 


•■i-i: 


Christ;  how,  while  he  lived,  he  could  do  the 
most  good  for  the  world. 

During  the  closing  months  of  his  college 
course,  he  reflected  seriously  what  his  call 
in  life  should  be,  and  conversed  with  me 
freely  about  a  call  to  the  ministry.  He  was 
impressed  with  the  greatness  of  the  minis- 
ter's work,  but  was  not  anxious  to  assume 
the  responsibilities  of  the  office.  For  several 
months  he  debated  the  question  whether  he 
should  enter  the  ministry,  and  I  am  con- 
vinced that  his  decision  not  to  preach  the 
Gospel  was  the  result  of  thoughtful  consid- 
eration and  prayer.  His  convictions  were 
not  sufficiently  positive,  and  he  could  not 
think  of  going  forward  in  such  a  serious 
matter  uncertainly. 

But  I  must  not  linger  on  what  we  love  to 
think  of  in  him  who  has  now  gone  from  us. 
Were  he  to  speak,  would  not  he  say:  ''If 
there  was  any  thing  good  in  me.  the  praise 
thereof  belongs  to  Christ,  thi-ough  whose 
grace  I  am  what  I  am?''  To  wise  and  loving 
parental  christian  training,  and  to  the  direct 
influences  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  would  he  refer 
as  the  efficient  causes  in  the  formation  of  his 
christian  character.     So.    while  we   mention 


Qui-stimi 
of  diiix . 


Kb- 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


His  life  a 
lesson. 


what  he  was,  we  remember  that  the  ultimate 
praise  is  due  to  Christ,  who  can  so  change, 
beautify,  and  conform  to  his  own  likeness 
this  poor  human  nature  of  ours  on  which 
and  in  which  He  works  so  mightily.  Though 
our  dear  friend  was  possessed  of  many  nat- 
ural endowments  which  rendered  him  lova- 
ble and  admirable,  yet  all  these  were  lighted 
up,  mellowed,  and  beautified  by  the  grace  of 
God,  as  the  colors  and  figures  in  a  stained- 
glass  window  are  brought  out  into  beauty  by 
the  sunlight  of  heaven. 

Some  of  the  lessons  of  this  life,  that  par- 
ticularly impress  me,  are  these:  In  the  first 
place,  there  is  in  his  life  a  lesson  to  young 
men  pursuing  a  course  of  study,  or  engaged 
in  any  profession  that  calls  them  from  home 
and  from  their  usual  religious  associations. 
We  have  here  a  demonstration  that  the  reli- 
gious life  need  not  deteriorate,  while  one  is 
engaged  in  a  course  of  study,  as  it  too  often 
does.  That  need  not  be  so  with  any  young- 
man.  The  education  of  the  head  need  not, 
should  not,  interfere  with  spiritual  develop- 
ment. And  in  the  second  place,  I  wish  to 
call  your  attention  to  the  importance  of 
vouthful  devotion  to  Christ.       Our  brother 


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MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


■^^ 


:}2t» 


did  not  wait  until  he  should  become  old  and 
influential    before    he    gave    his    service   to 
Christ.      What  ability  he   had  as  a  young 
man  he  used  as  a  young  man  for  Christ. 
When  we  remember  that  the  great  harvest- 
field  of  souls  is  in  the  younger  period  of  life, 
and  that  none  can  reap  so  well  in  that  har- 
vest, as  young  men  and  women,  whose  expe- 
riences are  of  the  same  kind  as  those  among 
whom  they  labor,  what  a  wonderful  incen- 
tive it  is  for  young  men  and  young  women 
to  put  all  they  are,  all  they  have,  all  they  are 
worth,    into  the   cause   of  Christ  I     What  a 
wonderful  influence  a  christian  young  man 
has  in  college,  in  the  church,  in  the  Sabbath 
School;  and  to-day  what  an  influence  goes 
out  from   that  life,  and  from  this  place!  — 
How  the  nobility  of  such  a  life  stands  out  in 
contrast  with  that  soulless  and  aimless  life 
of  multitudes.     As   we  recall   what  he  has 
accomplished  for  Christ,   and    for  souls  on 
this  earth,  what  inspiration  has  gone  forth 
from   him   to  others,  and   how  many  noble 
impulses  have    been   generated    by   ccmtact 
with  him,  we  can  say:  "Truly  liis  life  has 
been  productive  of  great  things." 

41 


f:^ 


Yoiitlifill 
devotion 
to  Christ. 


Iiilluoiicc 

of  tllP 

younK 


Nol.ility 
of  liLs  lifi' 


1^^ 


3;}o 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


* 


Charactei- 
trans- 

forincd. 


Consola- 
tion. 


^ 


"We  live  in  deeds,  not  years;    in  thoughts,   not  breaths; 
In  feelings,   not  in  figures  on  a  dial.     He  most  lives 
Who  thinks  most,   feels  the   noblest,  acts  the  best." 

I  have  spoken  of  these  things  in  the  hope 
that  some  one  of  those  present  may  be  led  to 
seek  Christ;  that  some  one  of  you,  troubled 
with  faults,  with  passions,  it  may  be  with 
some  besetting  sin,  may  be  led  to  look  to 
Him  who  can  impart  heavenly  power  which 
will  transform  your  character  and  make  it 
beautiful,  as  that  of  our  friend  was  beautiful. 
He  was  a  standing  witness  to  the  power  of 
God's  grace  to  keep  a  soul  from  falling,  and 
to  render  a  life  eminently  useful. 

What  an  unspeakable  consolation  it  is  to 
these  parents  to  remember  his  affectionate 
character;  his  deep  love  for  Christ;  and  his 
decided  religious  life — a  consolation  which 
I  can  only  illustrate  by  reference  to  an  inci- 
dent that  occurred  during  my  pastorate.  In 
the  same  college  class  to  which  our  brother 
belonged,  was  a  young  man  who  was  taken 
sick  and  died  near  the  completion  of  his 
course.  He,  too,  was  an  only  son.  During 
the  religious  interest  which  prevailed  in  the 
institution,  both  our  departed  brother  and 
myself  were  deeply  interested  in  his  welfare. 


He  had  imbibed  skepticism  from  books,  was 
materialistic  in  his  views,  but  being  troubled 
on  account  of  his  sins,  publicly  asked  pra3^ers 
for  himself,  and  honestly  endeavored,  as  I 
think,  to  believe  in  Christ  as  his  Savior.     He 
made  no  positive  public  profession,  however. 
So  he  died.      When  his  parents  came,  the}' 
sought  me  and  said,  with  tears,  "Can  you 
give  us  any  evidence  that  our  son  professed 
faith  in  Christ?"  and  I  never  saw  two  chris- 
tian hearts  yearn  so  for  some  evidence  on 
which  to  hang  their  hope  of  his  eternal  wel- 
fare—  something  which  would  afford  conso- 
lation  to  the  soul   in    that   trying  hour.      I 
could  only  tell  them  what  he  had  said,  and 
how  he  had  felt,  and  how  he  had  tried  to 
exercise  faith  in  Christ;  but  how  I  wished 
for  something  more  that  I  could  tell  them, 
with  which  their  hearts  might  be  comforted. 
But  to-day  I  need  say  nothing  to  these  af- 
flicted parents  to  assure  them  that  he  who 
has  gone  is  at  rest.     Theirs  is  the  great  con- 
solation, which  his  pronounced  christian  life 
gives,   that    Christ    has  taken   their  son   t<» 
Himself.     And   so  we  bid  our  brother  fare- 
well,  feeling  that  he  has  entered   into  th«' 
•'rest  that  reinaineth  for  the  people  of  God." 


Contrast. 


•if 


■*■■■< 


Sympathy. 


Personal 
knowledge 


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<2ii 


ADDRESS 
By   James   C.    Welling,    LL.D., 

President  of  the  Columbian  University. 

JT  AM  here  to  -  day  to  attest  simply  by  my 
(^  presence,  for  my  words  must  be  few,  not 
only  the  sj^mpathy  which  is  due  to  a  stricken 
father  and  mother,  who  feel  that  the  light  of 
their  eyes  has  been  quenched,  and  that  the 
gladness  of  earth  has  fled  from  their  hearts, 
but  also  the  sympathy  due  to  a  church 
which,  in  the  death  of  our  young  and  be- 
loved brother,  has  been  called  to  mourn  the 
loss  of  a  loyal  and  earnest  christian  worker, 
and  the  sympathy  due  to  a  Sunday  School 
weeping  over  the  sudden  and,  as  it  seems 
to  us,  the  untimely  fall  of  a  Superintendent 
who  was  faithful,  energetic,  and  devout. 
And  I  am  also  here  to  take  my  part  in  a 
great  affliction. 

It  has  been  my  fortune,  and  I  count  it 
my  good  fortune,  to  have  known  our  friend 
and  brother  from  his  early  youth  down  to 
the  day  of  his  death.  I  saw  him  as  he  grew 
up,  a  bright  and  gleeful  boy.  in  the  sacred 
precincts  of  home,  diffusing  joy  and  gladness 
among  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 
I   saw  him  as   he  sat  on  the   forms   of  the 


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MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


~qi 


ms 


Sunday  School,  a  diligent  student  of  the 
Holy  Book,  and  as  he  entered  the  sanctuary 
to  learn  from  its  ministrations  the  way  of 
life.  I  saw  him  as  he  went  from  among  us 
to  dwell  in  college  halls,  and  as  he  came 
back  from  them,  laden  with  their  highest 
honors — the  academic  diploma  in  his  hand, 
the  academic  laurel  on  his  head.  And  better 
than  all  these,  I  have  seen  him,  too,  as  he 
wore  in  the  presence  of  this  whole  commu- 
nity the  christian's  crown  of  righteousness  — 
the  ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit, 
and  yet  of  a  spirit  which  was  noble,  gener- 
ous, and  brave  in  every  manly  impulse. 

And  now  I  am  here  to  join  with  you 
in  this  tearful  tribute  to  his  memory,  as 
with  reverent  hands  we  bear  his  body  to 
the  burial,  when,  in  the  order  of  nature,  it 
would  be  so  much  more  fitting  that  he  should 
help  to  perform  these  last  sad  offices  for  me. 
Surely,  in  the  presence  of  a  spectacle  like 
this,  when  a  young  man  falls  in  tlie  full 
flush  of  his  athletic  strength,  we  are  called 
to  read  with  a  new  pathos  the  lesson  of  our 
mortality,  while  a  new  emphasis  is  given 
to  that  sublime  declaration  with  which  the 
Apostle  Paul  transfers  our  unfading  liopes 


'riif  rliris- 
tiaii's 
cniwii. 


Trlliufi' 

to  his 

iiit'iiuin . 


■4< 


^- 


:VM 


-* 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


IH'atli   not 

a  strange 

thing. 


and  our  unfailing  expectations  to  the  "'Bless- 
ed and  only  Potentate,  the  King  of  kings 
and  the  Lord  of  lords,  who  only  hath  iininor- 
tality.'^  Change  and  decay  are  indeed  writ- 
ten on  every  created  thing,  and  the  choicest 
emblems  of  human  frailty  are  found  in  that 
which  is  brightest  and  fairest  —  in  the  grass 
which  withers  and  in  the  flower  which  fall- 
eth  away.  We  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf.  Alas! 
in  this  vale  of  tears  there  is  nothing  so  com- 
mon, nothing  so  universal,  as  death,  and 
when  one  of  our  own  poets  would  gather 
the  phenomena  of  earth  into  a  single  view, 
which  should  be  at  once  the  most  compre- 
hensive and  the  most  striking,  it  was  a 
•'Thanatopsis,"  a  "Vision  of  Death,''  which 
unfolded  itself  to  his  sight. 

"All  that  tread 
The  globe  are  but  a  handful  to  the  tribes 
That  slumber  in  its  bosom." 

And  yet,  compared  with  death,  there  is 
nothing  of  which  we  can  say  that  it  is  so 
singular,  so  individual,  so  unique.  This 
King  of  Terrors  is  unique  in  the  solemn 
grandeur  with  which  he  comes  to  every  liv- 
ing soul;  unique  in  the  personal  summons 
which  he  sounds  in  every  hutnan  ear:  "It 


^■ 


■* 


^ 


■^ 


MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


3Ho 


is  appointed  unto  men  once  to  die,  and  after 
that  the  judgment"';  unique  in  the  demand 
he  makes  on  the  tenderest  of  human  sensi- 
bilities and  the  most  sacred  of  human  affec- 
tions. 

And  standing-  as  we  do  to-day  around 
a  bier  which  reminds  us  of  all  that  is  most 
inevitable,  and  all  that  is  most  touching  in 
human  calamity — of  hopes  blasted  in  the 
bud  just  as  they  were  ready  to  burst  into 
blossom,  and  just  as  they  gave  rich  promise 
of  the  fullest  fruitage — it  only  remains  for 
us  to  decide  the  point  of  view  from  which 
we  shall  survey  this  great  affliction.  For 
there  are  two  very  distinct  points  of  view 
from  which  it  may  be  contemplated;  as  in 
the  physical  world  there  are  two  very  dis- 
tinct horizons  within  which  we  may  bound 
our  vision  —  the  horizon  of  earth,  and  the 
horizon  of  the  sky.  Beyond  this  horizon  of 
earth,  within  which  are  com])rised  the  toil 
and  trouble  of  human  conflict,  the  sights 
and  sounds  of  human  woe.  we  can  project 
our  thoughts  to  that  wider  and  higher  hor- 
izon which  moves  among  the  stars — the 
unsetting  stars  in  the  infinite  dome  of  tlie 
sky.       And    so.    as  a    French   christian   has 


K^ 


Tw.. 
li(ii'iz<'ii> 


■* 


* 


3:)(; 


■* 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


From 
earth  to 
lieav<Mi. 


^^ 


reminded  us,  our  life  in  the  moral  world  is 
hedged  about  by  these  same  two  horizons  — 
the    horizon    of    earth    and    the  horizon   of 
heaven.      Within  the  former  of  these  hori- 
zons we  see  to-day  nought  but  the  signs 
of    grief — garlands    laid    upon    a    coffin,    a 
family  clothed  in  the  habiliments  of  mourn- 
ing,  a  whole  assembly  dissolved    in   tears. 
But  within  the  latter  of  these  horizons  we 
see  a  christian  pilgrim  who  has  laid  down 
the  staff  of    the   exile  to  bear  the  victor's 
palm  in  the  streets  of  the  New  Jerusalem, 
' '  where  there  shall  be  no  more  death,  neither 
sorrow  nor  crying;     neither  shall   there  be 
any  more  pain,    for  the  former   things    are 
passed  away."     I  am  sure,  then,  that  I  do 
but  speak  the  word  which  springs  unbidden 
to  your  lips,  as  the  sentiment  of  its  truth 
lies  deep  and  strong  in  your  hearts,   when 
I  say  that  we    must    find    our   consolation 
to-day   within  the  realm  where  our  young 
brother,   whom   we    mourn  —  but   whom   we 
strangely   mourn  —  has   found   liis   rest   and 
peace  — within  the  horizon  of  heaven.     For 
when,  by  the  eye  of  faith,  we  perceive  the 
joy  unspeakable,  and  the  peace  passing  all 
understanding,  into  which  he   has   entered. 


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MEMORIAL    ADDRESS. 


337 


now  that  he  has  passed  "within  the  vail," 
we  can  mingle  our  praises  and  our  thanks- 
givings with  these  our  teai'ful  regrets.  He 
will  never  again  come  back  to  us.  but  we  can 
go  to  him. 


42 


tt<- 


■yjf 


*- 


3.SS 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Sunday 

School 

worker. 


Tender  re- 
gard for 
interests 
of  others. 


From  the  Calvary  Baptist  Sunday  School, 

Washington,  Aug.  15,  1880. 
^iTg\EAR  Friends  — 

(^^  As  officers  and  teachers   of  the 

Calvary  Baptist  Sunday  School,  of  which 
your  son  was  so  long  a  loved  and  honored 
member  and  teacher,  we  desire  in  this  infor- 
mal way  to  convey  to  you  some  feeble  ex- 
pression of  our  sympathy  and  condolence  in 
this  the  deepest,  saddest  bereavement  of  your 
lives. 

We  remember  with  tenderest  regard  the 
unselfish  interest  of  our  departed  brother 
in  all  that  pertained  to  the  best  welfare  of 
those  around  him — more  especially  those  in 
the  church  and  Sunday  School — and  we  can 
never  forget  the  many  acts  of  kindness  and 
benevolence  with  which  the  days  of  his  life 
were  filled,  nor  the  earnest  and  untiring- 
zeal  he  ever  manifested  in  the  furtherance 
of  the  interests  of  Christ's  kingdom.  He 
worked  well  for  the  Master  while  it  was 
day,  and  now  that  he  has  gone  to  his  re- 
ward, his  works  live  after  him. 

We  are  thankful  for  the  precious  life 
that  was  given   us    for   so   short  a  season, 


* 


^■ 


->ii« 


RESOLUTIONS    OF  CONDOLENCE, 


and  for  all  its  sweet  and  blessed  influences. 
And  we  do  earnestly  pray  that  the  consola- 
tions of  that  religion  and  of  that  hope  which 
made  so  bright  and  joyous  the  life  of  your 
loved  one,  may  still  comfort  and  sustain  you 
and  help  you  to  look  forward  with  joyful 
anticipations  to  that    blissful    reunion    in   a 
happier  and  better  land,  where  there  is  no 
more  sorrow  nor  tears,  and  where  we  shall 
forever  be  with  those  we  love. 
Marcus  M.  Bartlett,    E.  B.  Curtis, 
H.  G.  Jacobs, 


Henry  Beard, 
D.  A.  Chambers, 
L.  R.  Taylor, 
Alice  Wurdemavn, 
John  L.  Hazzard, 
D.  Haynes, 
F.  H.  Stickney, 

L.  GiLSON, 

Emma  Higgins, 
M.  A.  Quincy, 
Annie  B.  Rose, 
S.  M.  Plumley, 
H.  M.  Brush, 
Anna  S.  Wheeler, 
W.  H.  Slater, 


Mrs.  W.  M.  King, 

Committee. 
John  H.  Howlett, 
Anna  G.  DeLong, 
Geo.  S.  Prindle, 
Columbia  E.  Noyes, 
Katie  A.  Stickney, 

B.   F.  BiGELOW, 

A.  N.  Condron, 

E.  J.  GiFFORD, 

S.  C.  Benedict, 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Dexter, 
Mrs.  H.  E.  Albee, 
M.  J.  Lynch, 
Lizzie  B.  Jones, 
Carrie  A.  Clapp, 
T.  R.  Jones. 


To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Htlckueij. 


^ 


May  til.- 

wliicli 

liiiii  coiii- 
fiirt  you. 


onicors 

anil 

Tfachcr."*, 


■^ 


34(t 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Mourn 
his  loss. 


A  soleiun 
promise. 


I±(- 


From  the  Calvary  Mission  Sunday  School. 

IN  MEMORIAM. 

ail 

JT^T    has   pleased    the  Most   High    God,    in 

(^  furtherance  of  His  wise  and  loving: 
though  to  us,  inscrutable  purposes,  to  call 
our  dearly  beloved  brother  and  Superinten- 
dent, W.  S.  Stickney,  from  a  sphere  filled 
with  christian  activities,  to  join  that  great 
multitude,  which  no  man  can  number,  who 
stand  before  the  Throne  and  before  the 
Lamb. 

While  reverently  we  confess  the  Judge 
of  all  the  earth  doeth  right,  our  hearts  are 
sad  and  our  eyes  suffuse  with  tears,  because 
we  shall  see  his  face  among  us  no  more. 

Cherishing  the  remembrance  of  his  ear- 
nest admonitions,  his  wise  counsels,  his  un- 
wearying labors,  his  broad  charities,  his 
deep  sympathies,  his  cheerful  and  beauti- 
fully symmetrical  religious  life,  we  promise, 
by  God's  help,  to  show  in  our  faithful  atten- 
tion to  the  interests  of  Calvary  Mission  Sun- 
day School  a  reverence  for  his  memory 
which  language  may  not  here  express. 

We  sorrow  with  the  afflicted  parents  in 
their  sudden  and  painful  bereavement,  the 


>±<- 


RESOLUTIONS    OF  CONDOLENCE. 


-^ 


Ul 


severity  of  which  can  scarcel}'-  be  mitigated 
by  earthly  remedies — for  earth  has  nothing 
to  offer  lacerated  hearts,  blighted  expecta- 
tions, darkened  homes:  yet  is  our  sorrow 
turned  to  joy,  as  we  see  in  their  lives  evi- 
dence of  that  strong  faith  which  led  Job  to 
exclaim,  "Though  He  slay  me,  yet  will  T 
trust  Him,"  and  which  enables  them  to  en- 
dure, "as  seeing  Him  who  is  invisible,"  and 
this  to  the  honor  of  God  and  the  glory  of  His 
church. 

Resolved,  That  the  foregoing  is  tendered 
by  the  undersigned  officers  and  teachers  of 
Calvary  Mission  Sunday  School  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Stickney,  parents  of  our  late  Superin- 
tendent, as  a  feeble  expression  of  the  love 
we  bore  him,  and  the  sincere  sympathy  we 
feel  for  them. 

L.  R.  Taylor,  Ass't  Snjyt. 
J.  Mortimer  Bessey.  Secretary. 
T.  R.  Jones,  Treasurer. 
Teachers. 
John  L.  Hazzard,  Annie  R.  Burnsidk. 

Mary  A.  Quincy,  Lillian  Spignul, 

Mary  J.  Bessey,  Ella  DeMott, 

Wm.  M.  Fletcher,  Ella  M.  Eraser. 

Mary  L.  Bischoff,  Marian  E.  Snook, 

Reuben  Perrin,  Nettie  B.  Collins, 


Sorrowing 
reJKiciiif,'. 


*■ 


OIllciTM 

)lll(t 
TcacluTM. 


4« 


^^ 


342 


■* 


MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Eva  vS.  Brooks, 
Mary  A.  Holbrook, 

G.  H.  JUDD, 

Mary  A.  Lerch, 
Minnie  M.  Moran, 


Sallie  S.  Davis, 
Amanda  McMurray, 
James  J.  Brooks, 
Susie  F.  McKnew, 
Katie  M.  Wells, 


A.  M.  Webster. 


^■ 


•* 


* 


RESOLUTIONS    OF   CONDOLENCE. 


■* 


34:5 


From  the  Covenant  Band  of  the  Calvary 
Baptist  Church. 

Washington.  Aui^ust  20,  1880. 
^tI~\EAR  Friends  — 

(^^  In  His  infinite  wisdom  our  Heav- 

enly Father  has  removed  from  us  a  dearly 
beloved  brother  and  companion  in  christian 
work.  We  mourn  the  loss  of  his  earnest 
words  and  wise  counsels,  yet  instinctively 
our  hearts  turn  in  sympathy  to  you  whose 
loss  is  so  much  greater,  and  the  burden  of 
whose  grief  is  so  much  heavier. 

We  cannot  refrain,  as  a  Band  of  which 
he  was  one  of  the  covenant  members,  and 
for  whose  success  he  labored  so  faithfully, 
from  expressing  to  you  the  deep  sense  of 
loss  we  feel  in  this  separation,  and  in  the 
knowledge  that  we  no  longer  share  his  earn- 
est prayers.  Yet,  in  the  midst  of  our  sorrow, 
we  rejoice  that  we  have  known  such  a  life, 
and  trust  that  the  memory  of  his  kind,  per- 
sistent, faithful  labors  shall  serve  us  as  an 
inspiration  to  more  faithful,  more  consecra- 
ted living  for  the  Master. 

To  many  of  us  his  life  was  a  new  revela- 
tion  of  christian   experience,   and    we   liavc 


*■ 


Lii.s»  to 
the  Bniiit. 


HIa  mfliii- 
iiry  nil  lii- 

M|iiriit  inn. 


-^ 


*■ 


.'J  44 


MEMOIR   OIT   W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Members. 


all  found  new  incentives  to  faith  and  duty 
in  reviewing  his  words  and  acts  among  us. 
To  you,  who  so  much  better  than  we,  knew 
and  valued  this  life,  this  Covenant  Band  of 
Calvary  Church  tender  their  most  sincere 
and  heartfelt  sympathy,  and  unitedly  pray 
that  He  who  gave  and  hath  now  taken  away 
may  prove  a  never -failing  source  of  comfort 
and  consolation. 


H.  G.  Jacobs, 
L.  R.  Tayt.or, 
Frank  S.  Bi.anchard, 
W.  E.  Sebree, 
J.  M.  Bessey, 
R.  Perrim, 


Theophilus  Bray, 
Henry  H.  Kendall, 
Wm.  D.  Henry, 
Frank  H.  Jackson, 
J.  H.  Eldridge, 
Chas.  F.  Plumley, 


George  S.  Fraser. 


To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Stickney. 


©■ 


*■ 


^ 


LETTER   OF   SYMPATHY. 


:U5 


From  the  Officers   and  Teachers  of 
Kendall  Chapel. 

WE,  the  Officers  and  Teachers  of  Ken- 
^^^  dall  Chapel  Sabbath  School,  remem- 
bering the  affectionate  interest  and  faithful 
labors  of  our  christian  friends,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Stickney,  desire  to  express  our  sym- 
pathy with  them  in  the  death  of  their  only 
son,  William  S.  Stickney. 

Knowing  him  as  an  earnest  and  suc- 
cessful worker  in  the  Sabbath  School,  and 
especially  endeared  to  us  by  the  helpful 
influence  of  his  sweet  music,  as  well  as  by 
his  efficiency  as  a  teacher,  through  years  of 
service  in  our  own  school,  we  feel  that  the 
cause  of  Christ  has  lost  an  able  and  consci- 
entious advocate.  How  great  that  loss,  time 
only  can  show  us.  Yet  we  pray  that  he, 
being  dead,  may  yet  speak,  and  that  his 
works  may  follow  liim,  so  tliat  they  who 
best  loved  him  may  find  a  comfort  and  a 
joy  in  hearing  of  the  glorious  things  God 
has  been  pleased  to  work  through  his  instru- 
mentality. ^ 

Again  we  tender  the  assurance  of  our 
sincere   and   heartfelt   sympathy,    and    pray 


An  earn- 
est worker 
endeared 
!>/  liis 
sweet 
music. 


."Sincere 
syTiipatJiy 


-Kp 


* 


:U(; 


MEMOIR   OP  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


■  officers 

and 
Teachers. 


>ii- 


that  in  this,  as  in  all  our  lives,  we  may  see 
God's  goodness,  and  that  He  may  be,  in 
this  time  of  trial,  a  Comforter  indeed. 


Theophilus  Bray, 
W.  E.  Sebree, 
Chas.  a.  Muddiman, 
Mary  A.  McMakin, 
C.  A.  Mahoney, 
Frank  S.  Blanchard, 
Mrs.  S.  M.  Yeatman, 
Henry  H.  Kendall, 
Mrs.  H.  S.  Sayre, 
Florence  B.  Towers. 
Sarah  F.  Livingston, 
J.  H.  Johnston, 


H.  G.  Jacobs, 
Frank  H.  Jackson, 
John  H.  Olcott, 

E.  J.  GiFFORD, 

L.  J.  White, 
Mary  Hatch, 
S.  Bray, 

Carrie  A.  Clapp, 
Annie  B.  Rose. 
Effie  Burr, 
Alice  C.  Reynolds, 
Annie  E.  Muddiman, 


Emma  A.  Genzekodt. 


*■ 


■* 


RESOLUTIONS    OF   CONDOLENCE. 


:U7 


From  the  Superintendents'  Union. 


Ya^ 


Washington,  D.  C,  Aug.  13,  1880. 
^5^jT  a  meeting  of  the  Sunday  School  Su- 
^^  perintendents'  Union,  held  August  0. 
1880,  a  committee,  consisting  of  Messrs. 
Simpson,  LeDuc,  and  Gatley,  were  appointed 
to  prepare  resolutions  expressive  of  the  sense 
of  the  Union  at  the  loss  sustained  by  us  in 
the  death  of  William  S.  Stickney. 

The  committee  appointed  reported  the 
following,  which  were  unanimously  adopted: 

WhereciH,  it  has  pleased  the  Supreme 
Ruler  of  the  Universe,  by  his  inscrutable  but 
all  -  wise  decrees,  to  remove  from  a  sphere  of 
usefulness  here  on  earth  to  the  enjoyments 
of  his  home  in  heaven,  our  respected  friend 
and  CO -laborer,  William  S.  Stickney,  there- 
fore be  it  — 

Resolved,  That  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Stick- 
ney this  Union  has  been  deprived  of  a  mem- 
ber whose  sympathy  and  aid  were  ever  en- 
listed in  the  advancement  of  the  interests  of 
this  Union,  and  the  cause  of  Sunday  School 
work  in  this  city  has  lost  the  services  of  one 
who  in  a  signal  manner  possessed  the  ability 
to  render  eflficient  service  in  this  branch  of 


^ 


I.iiss  III  Die 


■^ 


►> 


■* 


34S 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY 


Mourner's 
luipe. 


* 


our  Master's  work,  and  whose  heart  and 
hand  were  ever  ready  to  carry  forward  the 
work  of  christian  education  among  the  young 
of  this  District. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  to  his  bereaved 
family  and  friends  our  heart -felt  sympathy, 
and  while  we  mourn  with  them  our  loss,  we 
would  point  them  to  Him  who  is  the  mourn- 
er's hope  and  joy,  and  comfort  them  and 
ourselves  with  the  full  knowledge  that  our 
departed  friend  is  now  enjoying  the  bliss  of 
dwelling  in  the  presence  of  Him  whose  ser- 
vice on  earth  was  his  chief  end  and  joy. 

Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  en- 
tered upon  the  minutes  of  the  Union,  and 
a  copy  transmitted  to  the  family  of  the  de- 
ceased. 

A  true  copy. 

Henry  K.  Simpson, 

Secretary  S.  S.  Supt.   U 71  ion. 


■(^ 


LETTER  OF   SYMPATHY. 


349 


Letter  from  M.  B.  Anekerson,  D.  D., 

President  of  Rochester   University. 

Rochester,  Aug.  26,  1880. 
DEAR  Sir  — 

The  exhaustion  consequent  upon 
a  year  of  unusual  labor,  has  prevented  me 
from  expressing  sooner  my  deep  and  heart- 
felt sympathy  with  you  and  Mrs.  Stickney 
in  your  great  and  irreparable  loss.  I  knew 
your  son  as  none  but  a  college  officer  could. 
He  passed  his  four  years  of  college  life  with- 
out giving  me  one  moment's  anxiety  regard- 
ing his  character  or  conduct.  He  was  al- 
ways and  every  where  the  christian  gentle- 
man. He  had  an  unusual  amount  of  the 
rarest  of  capacities  —  administrative  power. 
This  capacity  prepares  a  man  for  the  service 
of  his  fellow  men  better  than  any  of  the 
forms  of  what  is  ordinarily  called  genius. 
I  confidently  expected  for  him  a  large  and 
honorable  career  in  life  —  a  career  worthy  of 
his  descent,  and  one  which  would  do  honor 
to  his  Alma  Mater.  But  God  in  His  Provi- 
dence has  seen  fit  to  take  him  early  to  the 
rewards  of  a  blessed  life. 

I  have  no   children   nor   near   relatives. 


111.'  Chris 
tiiiii  Kcii- 
tl<-intiii 

.\<liiiiiiis- 
tralivo 

JIOWtT. 


-q< 


■* 


3,50 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Not  dead. 


and  though  I  cannot  understand  your  loss,  I 
can  sympathize  with  you  and  Mrs.  Stickney 
in  the  sense  of  lonehness  with  which  you 
look  forward  to  a  childless  old  age.  May 
God  in  His  mercy  give  you  both  the  grace  to 
bear  up  under  this  terrible  trial  of  your  faith. 

I  need  not  say  that  Mrs.  Anderson  joins 
with  me  in  all  that  I  have  written  in  regard 
to  the  moral  excellencies  of  your  son,  and  in 
sympathy  for  your  suffering. 

Your  son  is  not  dead.  He  lives  in  the 
respect  and  love  of  all  who  knew  him.  He 
will  always  hold  an  honorable  place  among 
our  Alumni. 

Sincerely  yours, 

M.  B.  Anderson. 
Hon.  William  Stickney. 


i^- 


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LETTER    OF    SYMPATHY. 


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Letter  from  James  C.  "Welling,  LL.D. 

The  Pitney  House, 

Saratoga,  Aug.  4,  1880. 
Y  DEAR  Mr.  Stickney  — 

Your  letter  came  to  take  away 
my  last  ground  of  hope,  for  until  it  came,  I 
still  hoped  there  might  be  some  mistake  in 
the  newspaper  paragraph  which  fell  under 
my  eyes. 

And  now  what  shall  I  say  to  you  in 
the  presence  of  this  great  sorrow?  You  are 
spending  your  days  and  nights  in  measuring 
the  length  and  breadth  and  depth  of  the 
chasm  which  has  so  suddenly  opened  at 
your  feet,  and  in  vain  may  the  voice  of 
friendship  hope,  in  an  hour  like  this,  to  di- 
vert your  gaze  from  the  dimensions  of  your 
unspeakable  loss. 

It  has  always  seemed  to  me  that  the 
friends  of  the  stricken  patriarch  Job  acted 
wisely  when,  in  sight  of  the  wreck  and  ruin 
which  had  come  to  darken  his  life,  they  sat 
down  by  his  side  and  opened  not  their 
mouths.  The  best  homage,  perhaps,  which 
I  can  pay  to  your  affliction,  would  be  the 
homage  of  a  tender  and  respectful  silence; 


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A  deep 
chasm. 


Syini)atli.v 

of    SilfMR'l'. 


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MEMOIR  OP  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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Stars  of 
promise. 


A.  blessing 


f^ 


for  words  can  bring  no  solace  to  the  heart 
that  is  withered  and  smitten  like  the  grass  of 
the  fields. 

And  yet,  even  in  this  hour  of  your  an- 
guish, I  may  whisper  in  your  ears  the  words 
of  an  old  German  hymn  which  always  come 
to  my  thoughts  when  the  grave  opens  to 
swallow  my  own  hopes^  or  the  hopes  of  my 
friends.  The  purport  of  the  lines  is  this: 
"'Our  pathway  in  life  lies  over  the  graves 
of  those  most  dear  to  us,  so  long  as  we  keep 
our  eyes  fixed  on  the  earth,  but  when  we  lift 
our  eyes  heavenward,  we  see  that  it  also  lies 
beneath  the  unsetting  stars  of  the  Divine 
promises." 

You  have  indeed  been  greatly  afflicted 
in  the  death  of  your  beloved  boy,  in  the  full 
flush  of  his  manly  youth,  but  God  has  also 
greatly  honored  you  both  in  his  exempla- 
ry christian  life,  and  now,  in  saving  him 
from  the  heat  and  burden  of  a  long  life,  by 
giving  him  at  once  an  early  entrance  into 
the  kingdom  of  heaven.  We  shall  all  soon 
be  called  to  lay  down  the  burden  of  life's 
sorrow  at  the  portals  of  the  tomb,  and  happy 
will  it  be  for  us  if  the  portal  of  our  graves 
shall  have,  like  his,  an  outlook  on  the  cross. 


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LETTER   OF   SYMPATHY. 


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353 


and  the  open  gate  of  the  Father's  house, 
with  its  many  mansions.  Earth  has  no  long- 
er any  sorrows  for  him  whom  you  mourn, 
and  earth  has  no  sorrows  for  you  "which 
heaven  cannot  cure."  Meanwhile  you  must 
try  to  walk  through  this  thick  darkness  bj^ 
the  light  of  the  stars  which  are  still  shining 
over  your  head,  albeit  you  can  scarcely  see 
them  while  your  eyes  are  filled  with  tears. 

Of  course  I  shall  wish  to  stand  by  your 
side  when  you  are  called  to  place  the  remains 
of  your  dear  son  in  their  last  resting  place. 
I  can  reach  Washington  in  a  day  from  Sara- 
toga, and  I  pray  you  to  give  me  timely  no- 
tice of  the  funeral. 

Convey,  I  beg,  my  heartfelt  sympathies 
and  words  of  condolence  to  Mrs.  Stickney, 
and  invoking  for  you  both  the  consolations 
of  the  great  All -Father,  who  is  most  kind 
when  to  the  eye  of  sense  he  seems  most 
stern,  I  remain,  my  dear  Mr.  Stickney, 

Your  sympathizing  friend  and  brother, 

James  C.  Welling. 


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No  sorrow 

for  the 

dead. 


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354 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Bewil- 
dered. 


An  acliiiif'' 
liearf. 


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Letter  from  James  J.  Brooks,  Esq. 

Washington,  D.  C.  Sept.  4,  1880. 
't;yr  Y  DEAR  Mr.  Stickney  — 

Your  unexpected  but  welcome 
letter,  dated  Sept.  2,  is  this  moment  received. 
I  have  read  it  v^^ith  weeping  eyes,  and  if,  in 
writing  on  the  spur  of  the  moment  and  out 
of  the  depths  of  a  sorrowful  heart,  I  should 
appear  incoherent  or  heterodox  in  my  utter- 
ances, I  beg  you  to  impute  it  not  to  my  lack 
of  faith  in  God's  justice,  wisdom,  love,  or 
mercy. 

That  I  have  not  had  one  word  of  comfort 
to  utter  either  to  you  or  your  dear  wife,  is 
solely  due  to  the  fact  that  I  was  awe -stricken 
and,  shall  I  say,  confounded  at  this  unlooked 
for,  mysterious  phase  of  God's  dealings  with 
those  who  love  Him.  The  more  I  thought 
over  it,  the  more  my  head  and  heart  ached, 
and  as  I  stood  facing  the  sad  dispensation, 
I  confess  I  discovered  how  very  weak  my 
faith  was,  nor  could  I,  in  such  a  frame,  dare 
to  mock  your  grief  by  uttering  words  of  com- 
fort that  were  not  born  of  an  intelligent, 
whole-souled  trust  in  the  Almighty  God. 
So,   I  say  it,  at  the  same  time  praying  for 


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LETTER   OF   SYMPATHY. 


;ioo 


forgiveness  of  God,   I  laid  my  hand  upon 
my  mouth  and  only  wept  and  wondered. 

I  lost  a  sweet  little  girl,  Mary,  in  her 
fifth  year.  As  she  sickened,  I  prayed  God 
to  take  me  and  spare  her.  I  did  not  ask 
that  His  will  be  done.  The  instinct  that 
prompted  the  prayer  was  of  His  planting. 
1  cannot  think  He  saw  sin  in  the  petition, 
but  He  took  the  child.  I  have  lived  to  firmly 
believe  that  His  way  was  the  best  for  her 
and  for  me.  I  know  what  have  been  your 
thoughts.  How  gladly  would  the  parents 
have  relinquished  all  except  immortal  life 
to  save  the  now  sainted  one  for  a  few  more 
years  of  labor  here  for  Christ.  But  He  for 
whom  your  boy  labored  saw  all;  He  knows 
all;  He  marked  his  seed -sowing,  his  prayers, 
his  charities,  his  mature  christian  life,  and 
He  said,  "Come  up  higher!"  And  may  it 
not  be  in  reserve  for  the  dear  parents  of  the 
departed  to  realize,  even  on  this  earth,  that 
His  ways,  though  now  inscrutable,  are  the 
best? 

I  cannot  hope  to  increase  your  know- 
ledge of  the  commands  or  the  promises  of 
God  as  given  in  the  Scriptures,  yet  I  am 
moved  to  request  you  to  read  Ezekiel,  chap- 


God 

knows  all. 


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35(i 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S,    STICKNEY. 


Pearliest - 

lu^ss  aiKl 

solf-sac- 

vificc. 


Xdt  for- 
gotten. 


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ter  24,  verses  15,  10,  and  18,  and  may  you 
be  led  to  feel  that  it  is  a  message  from  God 
to  you. 

I  loved  your  boy  for  his  earnestness  and 
self-sacrifice  in  the  christian  w^ork,  and  as  I 
sat  and  listened  to  his  expositions  of  the 
great  truths  embodied  in  the  plan  of  Re- 
demption through  the  crucified  One,  I  felt 
as  though  they  were  such  revelations  as  only 
the  Spirit  of  God  could  impart — so  simple, 
yet  so  convincing.  I  felt  it  a  great  privilege 
to  be  admitted  as  a  co  -v^orker  with  him.  I 
knew  he  loved  me,  and  I  asked  for  nothing 
but  to  do  his  bidding  as  a  teacher  in  the 
Calvary  Mission  Sunday  School. 

Should  it  please  God  to  restore  you  and 
your  dear  wife  to  us  in  health,  and  with 
that  peace  in  your  hearts  "which  passeth 
all  understanding."  do  not  think,  when  you 
see  cheerful  faces  and  hear  resonant  voices 
in  praise,  that  he  is  forgotten.  His  memory 
will  long  remain  as  a  sweet  fragrance  in 
the  hearts  of  old  and  young  who  have  ever 
been  in  school  and  church  fellowship  with 
him,  while  the  extent  of  the  influence  of 
his  godly  life  shall  be  fully  known  only  in 
the  Judgment  of  the  Great  Day. 


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LETTER    OF    SYMPATHY. 


oo, 


I  fear  to  \veary  you  with  my  words,  but 
I  cannot  close  without  assuring  you  of  the 
blessed  influence  already  exerted  by  your 
deportment  before  the  church  and  the  world 
since  your  affliction  came. 

While  the  lines  of  sorrow  have  ploughed 
deep  into  your  soul,  people  see  that  your 
faith  is  still  centred  in  the  living  God,  and 
He  evidently  intends  you  shall  honor  him 
in  teaching  by  example  what  that  living 
faith  is  which  enabled  Job  to  exclaim  — 
''Though  He  slay  me,  yet  will  I  trust  in 
Him." 

I  thank  you  for  so  kind  a  remembrance 
of  mine  and  me.  Your  affliction  was  a 
household  sorrow  with  us.  Commending 
you  to  Him  who  "doth  not  afflict  willingly. 
nor  grieve  the  children  of  men,"  I  am 
Your  sympathizing  friend, 

James  J.  Brooks. 
Lake  Mohonk.  N.  Y. 

My  family  will  be  pleased  to  hear  your 
letter. 


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Lesson  ol' 
affliction. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


iliialities. 


The  ilcso- 
lato  lionip. 


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Letter  from  Hon.  Lot  M.  Morrill, 

Member  of  the  First   Uie  Commission. 

Augusta,  Oct.  20,  1880. 
Ln^  ON.  Wm,  Stickney  — 

My  dear  Sir — I  read  in  the 
paper  you  sent,  with  deep  regret,  the  sad 
news  of  the  death  of  your  son,  and  wrote 
you  a  letter  of  condolence  for  the  great  sor- 
row that  had  overshadowed  your  house. 

I  had  had  but  slight  acquaintance  with 
William  until  associated  with  him  on  the 
Ute  Commission,  when  I  soon  came  to  know 
and  appreciate  those  qualities  of  disposition, 
temper,  and  character  which  shone  through 
and  revealed  his  moral  life;  and  to  know 
one  void  of  sensuality,  malignity,  and  mis- 
anthropy, and  whose  life  ran  on  a  plane 
above  that  of  vanity  and  conceit. 

The  sense  of  bereavement  in  the  death  of 
a  life  so  young  and  full  of  promise,  will,  in- 
deed, be  most  poignant  in  the  home  he  loved  so 
well,  and  in  which  he  was  so  greatly  beloved, 
and  will  find  expression,  also,  wherever  he  was 
known,  for  the  gentleness,  the  refinement,  and 
courtesy  of  his  nature.  I  am,  my  dear  sir. 
Very  sincerely  and  truly  yours, 

Lot  M.  Morrill. 


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RESOLUTIONS    OF   CONDOLENCE. 


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359 


From  the  Ute  Commission. 


^,  T  a  meeting  of  the  Ute  Commission, 


,(K^  held  at  Los  Pinos  Agency,  July  21, 
1880,  J.  B.  Bowman,  A.  B.  Meacham,  and 
J.  J.  Russell  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
give  expression  of  the  feelings  of  the  Ute 
Commission  in  regard  to  the  death  of  W.  S. 
Stickney,  Secretary  of  the  Commission.  The 
following  were  adopted: 

The  death  of  our  friend  and  associate, 
occurring  so  unexpectedly,  so  far  from  his 
home  and  kindred,  while  in  the  faithful  dis- 
charge of  duty,  and  amid  hopes  and  prom- 
ises of  an  active  and  useful  manhood,  im- 
presses us  with  a  profound  sense  of  our  loss 
and  of  the  uncertainty  of  human  life,  and  of 
our  obligations  to  the  Supreme  Ruler  of  the 
Universe. 

Resolved,  That  we  can  but  express  our 
admiration  for  his  manly  qualities  and  chris- 
tian virtues  that  had  endeared  him  to  every 
member  of  the  Commission.  That  we  de- 
plore his  loss  as  a  friend  and  an  officer  of  the 
Commission. 

Refiolved,  That  we  deeply  sympathize 
with   the    bereaved   parents  and    friends   of 


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PlM.fniiilil 

St'lltiC  of 

loss. 


Admira- 
tion for 
manly 

(|iiMlitit's. 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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Iri'oi)ara- 
lile  loss. 


Consola- 
tion. 


Appreci- 
ation of 
tributes 

to  his 
memory. 


U(- 


the  deceased  in  the  irreparable  loss,  which, 
we  trust,  may  be  alleviated  in  some  degree 
by  the  assurance  that  he  was  surrounded  by 
friends  and  physicians  who  did  all  in  their 
power  to  alleviate  his  sufferings  in  sickness 
and  perform  for  him  the  sad  office  of  placing 
his  body  to  rest  in  a  quiet  grave. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolu- 
tions be  transmitted  to  the  parents  of  our 
deceased  friend,  and  that  they  be  spread  up- 
on the  records  of  the  Commission,  and  a 
copy  be  furnished  to  the  Washington  Repub- 
lican, Washington  Star,  Washington  Post. 
and  the  Council  Fire. 

•J.  B.  Bowman, 

A.  B.  MEA.CHAM, 

J.  J.  Russell. 

It  would  swell  this  volume  to  too  large 
proportions,  if  all  the  letters  of  tender  sym- 
pathy, and  resolutions  of  respect  for  the 
memory  of  our  son,  received  from  kind 
friends  were  inserted.  Suffice  it  to  say,  that 
the  tribute  to  his  worth  thus  given,  as  well 
as  in  the  many  references  to  him  in  the 
public  prints,  is  a  consolation  to  his  sorrow- 
ing parents. 


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CHAPTER   XL 


WILL'S  BIBLE. 


"  '  I  AM  WITH  YOU  ALWAY.'     These  words  have  volumes  of  meaning 
and  worlds  of  comfort  to  me." 

— Extract  from  one  of  his  letters,  August  /j,   /Sj  j. 

Here  is  the  spring  where  waters  flowe, 

To  quench  our  heate  of  sinne; 
Here  is  the  tree  where  trueth  doth  grow, 

To  lead  our  lives  therein; 
Here  is  the  judge  that  stints  the  strife, 

Where  men's  devices  faile; 
The  tidings  of  salvation  deare 

Come  to  our  eares  from  hence; 
The  fortress  of  our  faith  is  here, 

And  shield  of  our  defence.  —  1594. 


I 


iv, 


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WILL  S     BIBLE. 


STi_T  is  diligent,  critical,  systematic,  and 
(^J-  thoughtful  study  of  the  Bible  is  well 
known.  He  began  to  read  it  in  his  early 
youth,  and  continued  until  the  close  of  life. 

The  habit  was  formed,  when  young,  of 
reading  it  morning  and  night,  which  neither 
the  presence  of  company,  engagements,  nor 
any  thing  but  absolute  necessity  was  per- 
mitted to  interrupt. 

The  marginal  annotations,  corrections, 
references,  historical  allusions,  varied  inter- 
pretations, and  comments  made  upon  the 
copy  he  constantly  carried  since  18G(j,  give 
evidence  of  careful  research  and  thoughtful 
study. 

He  loved  to  feed  upon  its  precious  prom- 
ises; meditate  upon  its  sublime  utterances: 
and  learn  its  practical  lessons,  that  he  might 
be  thoroughly  furnished  for  daily  duties. 

Pasted  on  the  top  of  the  inside  cover  is 
this  line: 

"What  have  yon  done  for  Christ  to-day?'* 

Following  this,  is  the  line  of  descent  of  the 
Herod  family. 

Upon  the  top  of  the  first  blank  leaf,  and 
directly  opposite  the  question,  "What  have 


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study  of 
BiMo. 


Evidences 
of  ro- 
sea rcl  I. 


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MEMOIR  OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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Admoni- 
tion and 
promise. 


Procopts. 


^ 


yon  done  for  Christ  to -day?"  are  the  words, 
always  precious  to  him — ''I  will  never  leave 
thee,  nor  forsake  thee."  Thus  exhortation 
to  service  for  his  Lord,  and  promise  of  His 
presence,  are  placed  side  by  side,  for  the 
direction  and  the  joy  of  his  life. 

Next  comes  a  printed  slip,  pasted  in.  on 
which  are  the  following  precepts: 

•'Keep  good  company,  or  none. 

•'Never  be  idle;  if  your  hands  cannot  be 
usefully  employed,  attend  to  the  cultivation 
of  your  mind. 

"Always  speak  the  truth. 

"Make  few  promises. 

"  Live  up  to  your  engagements. 

•'Keep  your  secrets,  if  you  have  any. 

"When  you  speak  to  a  person,  look  him 
in  the  face. 

"Good  company  and  good  conversation 
are  the  very  sinews  of  virtue. 

"Good  character  is  above  all  things  else. 
Your  character  cannot  be  essentially  injured, 
except  by  your  own  acts. 

"If  any  one  speaks  evil  of  you,  let  your 
life  be  such  that  none  will  believe  him. 

'•  Drink  no  intoxicating  liquors. 


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' '  Ever  live  (misfortunes  excepted)  within 
your  income. 

"When  you  retire  to  bed.  think  over 
what  you  have  been  doing  during  the  day. 

"Make  no  haste  to  be  rich,  if  you  would 
prosper.  Small  and  steady  gains  give  com- 
petency, with  tranquillity  of  mind. 

"Never  play  at  any  game  of  chance. 

"Avoid  temptation  through  fear  you 
may  not  withstand  it. 

"Earn  money  before  you  spend  it. 

"Never  run  into  debt,  unless  you  see  a 
way  to  get  out  again. 

"Never  borrow  if  you  can  possibly  avoid 
it. 

"Do  not  marry  until  you  are  able  to  sup- 
port a  wife. 

"Never  speak  evil  of  any  one. 

"Be  just  before  you  are  generous. 

"Keep  yourself  innocent,  if  you  would 
be  happy. 

"Save,  when  you  are  young,  to  spend 
when  you  are  old." 

To  the  above  is  added,  in  his  own  writ- 
ing. "Be  polite." 


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8G(i 


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MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


The  "Eu- 
reka chap- 
ter." 


^ 


On  the  next  blank  page  is  a  printed  slip, 
containing  "Facts  about  the  Bible." 
Written  on  the  margin : 

"He  who  walks  according  to  God's  words 
acts  wisely  and  happily;  but  he  who  goes 
according  to  his  head,  acts  unwisely  and  to 
no  profit." — Luther's  Bible. 

The  first  chapter  of  John  he  designates 
the  "Eureka  chapter."" 

At  the  beginning  of  Psalm  cxxxi: 

"A  proud  heart  and  a  lofty  mountain 
are  never  fruitful." — Gurnall. 

On  margin  of  Psalm  cxlv.  verse  13: 

"Inscription  over  door  of  great  mosque 
at  Damascus:  'Thy  Kingdom  is  an  everlast- 
ing Kingdom.'" 

On  margin  of  chapter  xiv.  of  Isaiah.  12th 
verse: 

"Compare  Milton  P.  L..  B.  5.  Satan's 
rebellion : 

"'O  Lucifer,  son  of  the  Morning  I  how 
art  thou  cut  down  to  the  ground,  which  didst 
weaken  the  nations. " '" 


4 


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WILLS    BIBLE, 


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.'367 


The  following  notes  on  the  margin  show 
the  dates  of  his  reading  the  Bible  through  in 
course : 

•'Began  O.  T.,  2,  23,  '75. 

"Began  O.  T.,  4,  20,  '78. 

"Began  O.  T.,  4,  1,  '80. 

•'  Began  N.  T.,  2,  12,  '78,  finished  G,  21,  '78. 

6,  22, '78,         '•        I,  6, '79. 

1,  7,  '79,  "        9,  23,  '79, 

9,  24, '79,         "        6,  9, '80. 

6,  10, '80." 

Showing  he  had  read  through  the  Old  Testa- 
ment three  times,  and  the  New  Testament 
five  times,  since  February  22,  1875. 

On  the  first  blank  leaf,  at  the  end,  is  the 
following,  in  his  writing: 

"There  is  no  other  actual  misfortune, 
except  this  only — not  to  have  God  for  our 
friend." 

"Isaiah,  xl:  :31." 

"Walk  with   the   Lord!    along  the  road  your  strength  he  will 

renew; 
Wait. on  the  everlasting  God,  and  He  will  wait  on  you! 
Aspiring  eyes  ye  still  shall  raise,  and  heights  sublime  explore; 
Like  eagles,  ye  shall  sunward  gaze;    like  eagles,    heavenward 

soar." 


Record  of 
reading. 


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3(;<s 


MEMOIR   OF  W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


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VtM'ses. 


Pass  this 

way  but 

once. 


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"To  thine  own  self  be  true, 
And  it  must  follow,  as  the  night  the  day. 
Thou  canst  not  then  be  false  to  any  man." 

"Whatever  weakens  your  reason,  im- 
pairs the  tenderness  of  your  conscience, 
obscures  your  views  of  God,  or  takes  off  the 
relish  of  spiritual  things  —  in  short,  whatever 
increases  the  authority  of  your  body  over 
your  mind,  that  is  sin  to  you,  however  inno- 
cent it  may  be  in  itself. " 

''Our  sufficiency  is  of  God.*" 

"The  discord  is  within  which  jars 
So  sadly  in  life's  song. 
'T  is  we,  not  they,  who  are  in  fault 
When  others  seem  so  wrong." 

"I  expect  to  pass  through  this  world  but 
once.  If,  therefore,  there  be  any  kindness  I 
can  show,  or  any  good  thing  I  can  do  any 
fellow- human  being,  let  me  do  it  now — let 
me  not  defer  nor  neglect  it.  for  I  will  not 
pass  this  way  again." 

The  following,  which  seems  almost  pro- 
phetical of  his  sudden  departure,  was  written 
by  him  on  the  blank  leaves  of  his  Bible  but  a 
few  months  before  his  death: 


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"  When  far  from  the  hearts,  where  our  fondest  thoughts  centre, 
Denied  for  a  time  their  loved  presence  to  share, 
In  spirit  we  meet,  when  the  closet  we  enter. 
And  hold  sweet  communion  together  in  prayer. 

"Then  why  should  one  thought  of  anxiety  seize  us. 

Though  distance  divide  us  from  those  whom  we  love. 
They  rest  in  the  covenant  mercy  of  Jesus, 

Their  prayers  meet  with  ours  in  the  mansions  above. 

"Oh,  sweet  bond  of  friendship!   whate'er  may  betide  us. 
Though  on  life's  stormy  billow  our  barks  may  be  driven. 
Though  distance  or  trial  or  death  may  divide  us. 
Eternal  reunion  awaits  us  in  heaven!  " 

A  large  number  of  verses  are  marked  in 
different  parts  of  his  Bible,  some  of  which  I 
have  copied,  and  grouped  under  different 
subjects.  To  him  they  were  precious  texts. 
I  have  given  them  (one  for  each  day  in  the 
year),  with  the  hope  that  they  may  thus 
prove  a  sort  of  daily  food  to  his  friends  and 
former  associates  in  the  Sabbath  School.  In 
some  instances,  passages  which  he  had  writ- 
ten in  the  margin  are  given  with  the  text: 


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January  1. 
Thou,  God,  seest  me. — Gen.,  xvi:  13. 

January  2. 
And  thou  shalt  take  no  gift;   for  the  gift 
blindeth  the  wise  and  perverteth  the  words 
of  the  righteous.  —  Ex.,  xxiii:   8. 

January  3. 
The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  (^eath  for 
the  children;  neither  shall  the  children  be 
put  to  death  for  the  fathers;  every  man  shall 
be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. — Deut., 
xxiv:    10. 

January  4. 
Be  ye  strong,  therefore,  and  let  not  your 
hands  be  weak;   for  your  work  shall  be  re- 
warded.—II.  Ch.,  XV:  7. 

January  5. 
Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him.  and  be 
at  peace;  thereby  good  shall  come  unto  thee. 
—  Job,  xxii:  21. 

January  6. 
Receive,  I  pray  thee,  the  law  from  his 
mouth  and  lay  up  his  words  in  thine  heart. — 
Job,  xxii:  22. 

January  7. 
Some    trust    in    chariots    and    some    in 


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horses,  but  we  will  remember  the  name  of 
the  Lord  our  God. — Ps.  xx:  7. 
January  8. 
Wait  on  the  Lord;  be  of  good  courage, 
and  he  shall  strengthen  thine  heart;  wait.  I 
say.  on  the  Lord. — Ps.  xxvii:  14. 
January  9. 
Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and  he 
shall  sustain  thee;  he  shall  never  suffer  the 
righteous  to  be  moved. — Ps.  Iv:  23. 
January  10. 
Though   thy  beginning  was    small,    yet 
thy  latter  end  should  greatly  increase. — Job. 
viii:    7. 

January  11. 
They  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want 
any  good  thing. — Ps.  xxxiv:  10, 
January  12. 
The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  heareth 
and  delivereth  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 
— Ps.  xxxiv:  17. 

January  13, 
The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a 
broken  heart,  and  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  con- 
trite spirit. —  Ps.  xxxiv:  18. 
January  14. 
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Ps.  xxxiv:  19. 

January  15. 
None  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be 
desolate. — Ps.  xxxiv:  22. 

January  1G. 
God  is  our  refuge  and  strength,  a  very 
present  help  in  trouble. — Ps.  xlvi:  1. 

January  17. 
Call  upon   me  in  the  day  of  trouble;  I 
will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

—  Ps.  1:  15. 

January   18. 
And  he  was  afraid  and  said,  How  dread- 
ful is  this  place  I  this  is  none  other  but  the 
house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate  of  heaven. 

—  Gen.,  xxviii:  17. 

January  19. 
The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken 
away;   blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord. — 
Job,  i:   21. 

January   20. 
There  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling, 
and  there  the  weary  be  at  rest. — Job,  iii:  17. 

January   21. 
Behold,    happy   is  the  man   whom   God 


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correcteth;    therefore  despise   not   thou   the 
chastening  of  the  Ahnighty.— Job.  v:  17. 

January  22. 

Thou  shalt  be  hid  from  the  scourge  of 
the  tongue;  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of 
destruction  when  it  cometh.  —  Job.  v:  -U. 

January  23. 
I  would  not  live  alway;  let  me  alone;  for 
my  days  are  vanity. — Job,  vii:  16. 

January  24:. 
What  is  man,  that  thou  shouldst  mag- 
nify him,  and  that  thou  shouldest  set  thine 
heart  upon  him? — Job,  vii:  IT. 

January  25. 
I   know   it   is   so  of  a    truth;    but    how 
should  man  be  just  with  God? — Job,  ix:  2. 

January  2('>. 
He    is    wise    in    heart    and    mighty    in 
strength:  who  hath  hardened  himself  against 
him.  and  prospered?  —  Job.  ix:  4. 

January  27. 
For   I   know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth. 
and   that  he   shall   stand  at  the   latter  day 
upon  the  earth.  — Job,  xix:  25. 

January  28. 
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eyes  shall    behold,    and   not  another. —  Job, 
xix:  27. 

January   29. 

How  oft  is  the  candle  of  the  wicked  put 
out?  and  how  oft  cometh  their  destruction 
upon  them?  God  distributeth  sorrows  in  his 
anger. — Job,  xxi:  17. 

January   30. 

Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path  of  life;  in 
thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy;  at  thy  right 
hand  there  are  pleasures  forevermore. — Ps. 
xvi:  11. 

January   31. 

Oh,    how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which 

thou  hast  laid  up  for  them  that  fear  thee: 

which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  trust 

in  thee  before  the  sons  of  men. — Ps.  xxxi:  19. 

February  1. 
I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me,  and 
delivered  me  from  all  my  fears.  —  Ps.  xxxiv:  4. 

February  2. 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round 
about  them   that   fear  him.    and  delivereth 
them.  —  Ps.  xxxiv:  7. 

February  3. 
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blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. — 
Ps.  xxxiv:  8. 

February  4. 
The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  right- 
eous, and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. — 
Ps.  xxxiv:  15. 

February  5.  :« 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit; 
a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart.  O  God,  thou 
wilt  not  despise. — Ps.  li:  17. 
February  0. 
What  time  I  am  afraid.  I  will  trust  in 
thee.— Ps.  Ivi:  3. 

February  7.  =« 

Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee?  and 
there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  besides 
thee. —  Ps.  Ixxiii:  25. 

February  s.  :w 

For  promotion  cometh  neither  from  the 
east,  nor  from  the  west,  nor  from  the  south. 
— Ps.  Ixxv:  (J. 

February  '.). 
But  God  is  the  judge:   he  putteth  down 
one  and  setteth  up  another.  —  Ps.  Ixxv:  ;. 
February  lo. 
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February  11. 

When  he  slew  them,  then  they  sought 
him;  and  they  returned  and  inquired  early 
after  God. 

And  they  remembered  that  God  was 
their  rock,  and  the  high  God  their  redeemer. 
—  Ps.  Ixxviii:  34,  35. 

February   12. 
Open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it. — 
Ps.  Ixxxi:  10. 

February  13. 
Oh  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto 
me,  and  Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways! — Ps. 
Ixxxi:  13. 

February  14. 
I  should   soon   have  subdued  their  ene- 
mies, and  turned  my  hand  against  their  ad- 
versaries.— ^Ps.  Ixxxi:  14. 

February  15. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in 
thee. 

They  go  from  strength  to  strength;  every 
one  of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. — 
Ps.  Ixxxiv:  5,  7. 


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February  16. 
For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a 
thousand.     I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in 
the  house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the 
tents  of  wickedness. — Ps.  Ixxxiv:  10. 

February  1?. 
For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield;  the 
Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory;    no    good 
thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 
uprightly. —  Ps.  Ixxxiv:   11. 

February  18. 

0  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man  that 
trusteth  in  thee. — Ps.  Ixxxiv:  12. 

February  19. 

1  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath 
known  my  name.  —  Ps.  xci:  14. 

Written  on  the  margin: 

Very  great  is  the  value  God  sets  on  his 
name;  and  very  great  the  importance  he  at- 
taches to  the  knowledge  of  it.  His  name  is 
the  declaration  of  his  character  as  the  Lord 
God,  merciful  and  gracious. — Sibhs. 

February  20. 
Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  provo- 
cation, and  as  in  the  day  of  temptation  in 
the  wilderness.  —  Ps.  xcv:  8. 

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February  21. 
For    he    commandeth,   and    raiseth    the 
stormy   wind,    which    lifteth   up  the  waves 
thereof. — Ps.  cvii:  25. 

February  22. 
They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go 
down    again    to    the    depths;    their    soul   is 
melted  because  of  trouble.— Ps.  cvii:  26. 
February  23. 
Then  they   cry  unto  the   Lord   in   their 
trouble,  and  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their 
distresses. — Ps.  cvii:  28. 

February  24. 
He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that  the 
waves  thereof  are  still. — Ps.  cvii:  29. 

February  25. 
Then    are    they    glad    because    they  be 
quiet;  so  he  bringeth  them  unto  their  desired 
haven. — Ps.  cvii:   30. 

February  26. 
The  Lord  is  thy  keeper;  the  Lord  is  thy 
shade  upon  thy  right  hand.  —  Ps.  cxxi:  5. 

February  27. 
The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out 
and  thy  coming  in  from  this  time  forth,  and 
even  for  evermore. — Ps.  cxxi:  8. 


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February  28. 

Lord,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor  mine 
eyes  lofty. — Ps.  cxxxi:  1. 

On  the  margin: 

A  proud  heart  and  a  loft}^  mountain  are 
never  fruitful. —  Gurnall. 

March  1. 
Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom. 

—  Ps.  cxlv:   13. 

On  the  margin: 

Inscription  over  door  of  the  great  mosque 
at  Damascus. 

March  2. 
The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call 
upon  him,  to  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

—  Ps.  cxlv:  18. 

March  3. 
He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear 
him;    He  also  will  hear  their  cry  and  will 
save  them. —  Ps.  cxlv:  19. 

March  4. 
The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers;    he 
relieveth  the  fatherless  and  widow;  but  the 
way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 

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March  5. 
He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart  and  bind- 
eth  up  their  wounds. — Ps.  cxlvii:  3. 

March  6. 
The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that 
fear  him;   in  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 
—  Ps.  cxlvii:  11. 

March  7. 
Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise 
the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. — Ps.  cl:  6. 

March  8. 
A  wise  man  will  hear,  and  will  increase 
learning;  and  a  man  of  understanding  shall 
attain  unto  wise  counsels. — Prov..  i:  5. 

March  9. 
The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of 
knowledge;    but    fools   despise   wisdom   and 
instruction.  —  Prov.,  i:  7. 

March  lu. 
My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father, 
and  forsake  not  the   law  of  thy  mother. — 
Prov.,  i:  8. 

March  11. 
Whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall  dwell 
safely,  and  shall  be  quiet  from  fear  of  evil. 
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March  12. 
My  son,  forget  not  my  law;  but  let  thine 
heart  keep  my  commandments. —  Prov,,  iii:  1. 

March  13. 
For  length   of  days  and   long  life    and 
peace,  shall  they  add  to  thee. — Prov.,  iii:  2. 

March  14. 
Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee; 
bind  them  about  thy  neck;  write  them  upon 
the  table  of  thine  heart.  —  Prov. ,  iii :  3. 
March  15. 
So  shalt  thou  find  favor  and  good  under- 
standing in   the  sight   of  God   and   man. — 
Prov.,  iii:  4. 

March  10. 
Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine  heart; 
and  lean  not  unto  thine  own  understanding. 
—  Prov.,  iii:  5. 

March  17. 
In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him  and  he 
shall  direct  thy  paths.  —  Prov..  iii:  6. 

March  18. 
Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes;  fear  the 
Lord,  and  depart  from  evil.  —  Prov..  iii:  7. 

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March  20. 
So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul  and 
grace  unto  thy  neck. — Prov.,  iii:  22. 

March  21. 
Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way  safely, 
and  thy  foot  shall  not  stumble.  —  Prov.,  iii:  23. 

March  22. 
When  thou  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not  be 
afraid;    yea,    thou   shalt  lie  down  and  thy 
sleep  shalt  be  sweet. — Prov.,  iii:  24. 

March  23. 
Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear,  neither  of 
the  desolation  of  the  wicked,  when  it  cometh. 
—  Prov.,  iii:  25. 

March  24. 
For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence  and 
shall    keep    thy    foot    from    being    taken.— 
Prov.,  iii:  26. 

March  25. 
Withhold  not  good  from  them  to  whom 
it  is  due,  when  it  is  in  the  power  of  thine 
hand  to  do  it.  —  Prov.,  iii:  27. 

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understanding.  —  Prov.,  iv:  7. 

March  27. 
Exalt  her  and   she  shall   promote  thee: 
she   shall  bring  thee   to    honor   when    thou 
dost  embrace  her. — Prov.,  iv:  8. 

March  38. 
The  path   of  the  just  is  as  the  shining- 
light  that  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the 
perfect  day.  —  Prov.,  iv:  18. 

March  29. 
Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence,  for  out 
of  it  are  the  issues  of  life. —  Prov.,  iv:  23. 

March  3u. 
For  the  ways  of  man  are  before  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord,  and  he  pondereth  all  his  goings. 
—  Prov..  v:  21. 

March  31. 
For  whoso  findeth  me  findeth  life,  and 
shall  obtain  favor  of  the  Lord.  —  Prov. .  viii :  35. 

April   l. 
But  he  that  sinneth  against  me  wrongeth 
his  own   soul:    all   the}^   that   hate  me  love 
death.  —  Prov..  viii:  36. 

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understanding. — Prov.,  ix:  10. 

April  3. 
The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the  soul  of  the 
righteous  to  famish. — Prov.,  x:  3. 

April  4. 
The  blessing  of  the  Lord  it  maketh  rich, 
and   he  addeth   no  sorrow   with  it. — Prov., 
x:  22. 

April  5. 
There  is  that  scattereth,  and  yet  increas- 
eth;  and  there  is  that  withholdeth  more  than 
is  meet,  but  it  tendeth  to  poverty. — Prov., 
xi:  24. 

April  6, 
The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a  tree  of  life; 
and  he  that  winneth  souls  is  wise. — Prov., 
xi:  30. 

April  7. 
Behold,   the  righteous    shall    be  recom- 
pensed in  the  earth. — Prov.,  xi:  31. 

April  8. 
There  shall  no  evil  happen  to  the  just; 
but  the  wicked  shall  be  filled  with  mischief. 
—  Prov.,  xii:  21. 

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Prov.,  xii:  25. 

April  10. 
The  heart  knoweth  his  own   bitterness; 
and  a  stranger  doth  not  intermeddle  with  his 
joy. — Prov.,  xiv:  10. 

April  11. 
In  all  labor  there  is  profit;  but  the  talk 
of  the  lips  tendeth  only  to  poverty. — Prov., 
xiv:  23. 

April  12. 
In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  strong  confi- 
dence; and  his  children  shall  have  a  place  of 
refuge. — Prov.,  xiv:  26. 

April  13. 
Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation;  but  sin 
is  a  reproach  to  any  people. — Prov..  xiv:  34. 

April  14. 
The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in  every  place, 
beholding    the    evil    and    the  good. — Prov., 
XV:  .3. 

April  15. 
Better  is  little,  with  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
than  great  treasure,  and  trouble  therewith.— 
Prov.,  XV:  Ki. 

April  10. 
The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruction 


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of  wisdom;  and  before  honor  is  humility. — 
Prov.,  XV :  33. 

April  17. 
All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  clean  in  his 
own  eyes;  but  the  Lord  weigheth  the  spirits. 
—  Prov.,  xvi:  2. 

April  18. 
When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord,  he 
maketh  even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace  with 
him.  —  Prov.,  xvi:  7. 

April  19. 
Pleasant  words  are  as  an   honeycomb, 
sweet  to  the  soul  and  health  to  the  bones.  ^ — 
Prov.,  xvi:  24. 

April  20. 
He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than 
the   mighty;    and   he   that  ruleth  his  spirit, 
than  he  that  taketh  a  city. — Prov.,  xvi:  32. 


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April  21. 
Better    is    a    dry   morsel,  and    quietness 
therewith,  than  an  house  full  of  sacrifices, 
with  strife.  —  Prov.,  xvii:  1. 

April  22. 
He  that  covereth  a  transgression,  seeketh 
love:  but  he  that  repeateth  a  matter,  separat- 
eth  very  friends. — Prov.,  xvii:  9. 


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April  23. 
A  friend  loveth  at  all  times,  and  a  broth- 
er is  born  for  adversity. — Pro  v.,  xvii:  17. 

April  24, 
The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a  strong  tower; 
the  righteous  runneth  into  it  and  is  safe. — 
Pro  v.,  xviii:  10. 

April  25. 
A   man    that    hath  friends,    must   show 
himself  friendly;   and  there  is  a  friend  that 
sticketh  closer  than  a  brother.  —  Prov. ,  xviii: 
34. 

April  26. 
Iron  sharpeneth  iron;  so  a  man  sharpen- 
eth  the  countenance  of  his  friend. — Prov., 
xxvii:  17. 

April  27. 
As  in  water  face  answereth  to  face,  so 
the  heart  of  man  to  man. —  Prov..  xxvii:  10. 

April  28. 
Every    word   of   God    is   pure;    he  is  a 
shield    unto  them  that   put    their    trust    in 
him. —  Prov.,  xxx:   5. 

April  29, 
For  God  giveth  to  a  man   that  is  good 
in   his   sight,   wisdom,   and   knowledge,   and 
joy.  —  Eccl.,  ii:  20. 


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April  3U. 
I  know  that  whatsoever  God  doeth,  it 
shall  be  forever;  nothing  can  be  put  to  it. 
nor  anything  taken  from  it;  and  God  doeth 
it,  that  men  should  fear  before  him. —  Eccl., 
iii:  14. 

May    1. 
Better  is  the  end   of  a  thing  than  the 
beginning  thereof;  and  the  patient  in  spirit 
is  better  than  the   proud   in    spirit. — Eccl., 
vii:  8. 

May    2. 

Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be  angry: 
for  anger  resteth  in  the  bosom  of  fools. — 
Eccl..  vii:  9. 

May    .3. 
For  there  is  not  a  just  man  upon  earth 
that    doeth    good    and   sinneth    not. —  Eccl.. 
vii:   20. 

May    4. 
A  wise  man's  heart  is  at  his  right  hand: 
but  a  fool's  heart  at  his  left.  —  Eccl..  x:  2. 


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He   that   observeth  the  wind,    shall   not 
sow;  and  he  that  regardeth  the  clouds,  shall 
not  reap. — Eccl.,  xi:  4. 


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May    6. 

In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  in  the 
evening  withhold  not  thine  hand;  for  thou 
knowest  not  whether  shall  prosper  either 
this  or  that,  or  whether  they  both  shall  be 
alike  good. —  Eccl..  xi:  G. 

May    7. 

Though  your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  they 
shall  be  as  white  as  snow:  though  they  be 
red  like  crimson,  they  shall  be  as  wool. — 
Isaiah,  i:  18. 

May    8. 

If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient,  ye  shall 
eat  the  good  of  the  land.  —  Isaiah,  i:  19. 

May    9. 

Now  will  I  sing  to  my  well -beloved  a 
song  of  my  beloved,  touching  his  vineyard. 
My  well -beloved  hath  a  vineyard  in  a  very 
fruitful  hill. —  Isaiah,  v:  1. 

May    10. 

And  he  fenced  it,  and  gathered  out  the 
stones  thereof,  and  planted  it  with  the  choic- 
est vine,  and  built  a  tower  in  the  midst  of 
it,  and  also  made  a  wine -press  therein:  and 
he  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth  grapes; 
and  it  brought  forth  wild  grapes. —  Isaiah, 
v:   2. 


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May    11. 
Fear    not,    neither    be    faint  -  hearted.  — 
Isaiah,  vii:  4. 

May  12. 
For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  son 
is  given,  and  the  government  shall  be  upon 
his  shoulder;  and  his  name  shall  be  called 
Wonderful,  Counsellor,  The  Mighty  God, 
The  Everlasting  Father,  The  Prince  of  Peace. 
—Isaiah,  ix:  6. 

May    13. 
And  a  little    child    shall    lead    them. — 
Isaiah,  xi:  6. 

May    14. 
Thine  anger  is  turned  away,  and  thou 
comfortest  me.  —  Isaiah,  xii:  1. 

May    15. 
Behold,  God  is  my  salvation;  I  will  trust, 
and  not  be  afraid;  for  the  Lord  Jehovah  is 
my  strength  and  my  song;  he  also  is  become 
my  salvation.  —  Isaiah,  xii:  2. 

May    16. 
I  will  make  a  man  more  precious  than 
fine  gold;  even  a  man  than  the  golden  wedge 
of  Ophir.  —  Isaiah,  xiii:  12. 

May    17. 
O  Lucifer,  son  of  the  morning!  how  art 


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thou  cut  down  to  the  ground,   which  didst 
weaken  the  nations!  —  Isaiah,  xiv:  13. 

On  the  margin : 

Compare  Milton  P.  L..  B.  5,  Satan's  re- 
bellion. 

May    18. 

Because  thou  hast  forgotten  the  God  of 
thy  salvation,  and  hast  not  been  mindful 
of  the  Rock  of  thy  strength,  therefore  shalt 
thou  plant  pleasant  plants,  and  shalt  set  it 
with  strange  slips. — Isaiah,  xvii:  10. 

May  19. 
In  the  day  shalt  thou  make  thy  plant 
to  grow,  and  in  the  morning  shalt  thou  make 
thy  seed  to  flourish ;  but  the  harvest  shall  be 
a  heap  in  the  day  of  grief  and  of  desperate 
sorrow. —  Isaiah,  xvii:  11. 

May    20. 

And  the  Lord  shall  smite  Egypt;  he  shall 

smite  and  heal  it;  and  they  shall  return  even 

to  the   Lord,   and   he  shall  be   entreated  of 

them,  and  shall  heal  them.— Isaiah,  xix:  22. 

May    21. 
He  will'swallow  up  death  in  victory;  and 
the  Lord  God  will  wipe  away  tears  from  off 
all  faces.  —  Isaiah,  xxv:  8. 


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May  22. 

Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace 
whose  mind  is  stayed  on  thee;  because  he 
trusteth  in  thee. — Isaiah,  xxvi:  3. 

May    23. 

Trust  in  the  Lord  forever;  for  in  the 
Lord  Jehovah  is  everlasting  strength.  — 
Isaiah,  xxvi:  4. 

May    24. 

To  whom  he  said,  This  is  the  rest  where- 
with ye  may  cause  the  weary  to  rest;  and 
this  is  the  refreshing:  yet  they  would  not 
hear. — Isaiah,  xxviii:  12. 

May    25. 

Wherefore  the  Lord  said.  Forasmuch  as 
this  people  draw  near  me  with  their  mouth, 
and  with  their  lips  do  honor  me,  but  have 
removed  their  heart  far  from  me,  and  their 
fear  toward  me  is  taught  by  the  precept  of 
men:  the  wisdom  of  their  wise  men  shall 
perish,  and  the  understanding  of  their  pru- 
dent men  shall  be  hid.  —  Isaiah,  xxix:  13,  14. 

May    26. 

For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel;  In  returning  and  rest  shall 
ye  be  saved;  in  quietness  and  in  confidence 
shall  be  your  strength. — Isaiah,  xxx:  15. 


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May  27. 
And  therefore  will  the  Lord  wait,  that  he 
may  be  gracious  unto  you,  and  therefore  will 
he  be  exalted,  that  he  may  have  mercy  upon 
you;  for  the  Lord  is  a  God  of  judgment. — 
Isaiah,  xxx:  18. 

May    28. 
He  will  be  very  gracious  unto  thee  at  the 
voice  of  thy  cry;   when  he  shall  hear  it,  he 
will  answer  thee. —  Isaiah,  xxx:  19. 

May  29. 
And  though  the  Lord  give  you  the  bread 
of  adversity,  and  the  water  of  affliction,  yet 
shall  not  thy  teachers  be  removed  into  a 
corner  any  more,  but  thine  eyes  shall  see  th}^ 
teachers. —  Isaiah,  xxx:  20. 

May    30. 
And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a  word  behind 
thee,  saying,  This  is  the  way.  walk  ye  in  it. 
—  Isaiah,  xxx:  21. 

May    ;n. 
And  my  people  shall  dwell  in  a  peaceable 
habitation,   and    in    sure    dwellings,   and   in 
quiet  resting  places. — Isaiah,  xxxii:  is. 

June  I. 
O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us:    we  have 
waited   for  thee:    be  thou  their  arm  every 

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morning,  our  salvation  also  in  the  time  of 
trouble. —  Isaiah,  xxxiii:  2. 

June  2. 
And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter  from 
the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read  it:  and 
Hezekiah  went  up  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  Lord. —  Isaiah, 
xxxvii:  14. 

June  3. 
And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto  the  Lord. — 
Isaiah,  xxxvii:  15. 

June  4. 
Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  saith 
your  God.  —  Isaiah,  xl:  1. 

June  5. 
Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem,  and 
cry  unto  her.  that  her  warfare  is  accom- 
plished, that  her  iniquity  is  pardoned;  for 
she  hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand  double 
for  all  her  sins.  —  Isaiah,  xl:  2. 

June  6. 
The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the  wil- 
derness.   Prepare  ye   the   way  of  the  Lord, 
make  straight  in  the  desert  a  highway  for 
our  God. —  Isaiah,  xl:  3. 

June  7. 
Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and  every 


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mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low;  and 
the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and  the 
rough  places  plain.  — Isaiah,  xl:  4. 

June  8.  i5s 

All  flesh  is  grass,  and  all  the  goodliness 
thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the  field. —  Isaiah, 
xl:  0. 

June  9,  m> 

The  grass  withereth,  rhe  flower  fadeth; 
because  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  bloweth  upon 
it:  surely  the  people  is  grass. — Isaiah,  xl:  7. 

June  10.  lei 

The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth; 
but  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  forever. 
—  Isaiah,  xl:  8. 

June  11.  'ei' 

He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shepherd; 
he  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  his  arm.  and 
carry  them  in  his  bosom,  and  shall  gently 
lead  those  that  are  with  young.  —  Isaiah, 
xl:  11. 

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Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a  drop  of  a 
bucket,  and  are  counted  as  the  small  dust 
of  the  balance.  —  Isaiah,  xl:    15. 

June  13.  i«4 

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them    that    have    no    might    he    increaseth 
strength.  —  Isaiah,  xl:  29. 

June  ]4. 

They  that  wait  upon  the  Lord  shall  re- 
new their  strength;  they  shall  mount  up  with 
wings  as  eagles;  they  shall  run,  and  not  be 
weary:  and  they  shall  walk,  and  not  faint. — 
Isaiah,  xl:  31. 

June   15. 

Fear  thou  not,  for  I  am  with  thee;  be 
not  dismayed,  for  I  am  thy  God:  I  will 
strengthen  thee;  yea.  I  will  help  thee;  yea, 
I  will  uphold  thee  with  the  right  hand  of 
my  righteousness.  —  Isaiah,  xli:   10. 

June  16. 

But  now  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created 
thee,  O  Jacob,  and  he  that  formed  thee,  0 
Israel.  Fear  not:  for  I  have  redeemed  thee. 
I  have  called  thee  by  my  name;  thou  art 
mine. — Isaiah,  xliii:  1. 

June   17. 

When  thou  passest  through  the  waters,  I 
will  be  with  thee. — Isaiah,  xliii:  2. 

June  18. 

I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth  out  thy 
transgressions  for  mine  own  sake,  and  will 
not  remember  thy  sins. —  Isaiah,  xliii:  ::^5. 


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June  19. 
One  shall  say.  I  am  the  Lord's:  and  an- 
other shall  call  himself  by  the  name  of  Ja- 
cob.—  Isaiah,  xliv:  5. 

June  20. 
Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth ;  for  I  am  God,  and  there  is 
none  else. —  Isaiah,  xlv:  32. 

June  21. 
I  have  sworn  by  myself,  the  word  is 
gone  out  of  my  mouth  in  righteousness,  and 
shall  not  return,  That  unto  me  every  knee 
shall  bow,  every  tongue  shall  swear.  —  Isaiah, 
xlv:  23. 

June  22. 
But  Zion  said.  The  Lord  hath  forsaken 
me,  and  my  Lord  hath  forgotten  me. — Isaiah, 
xlix:  14. 

June  23. 
Can  a  woman  forget  her  sucking  child, 
that  she  should  not  have  compassion  on  the 
son  of  her  womb?  yea,  they  may  forget,  yet 
will  I  not  forget  thee. —  Isaiah,  xlix:  I o. 

June  24. 
For  the  Lord  God  will  help  me:  therefore 
shall   1   not  be  confounded;  therefore  have  1 


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set  my  face  like  a  flint,  and  I  know  that  I 
shall  not  be  ashamed. — Isaiah,  1:  7, 

June  35. 
For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the 
hills  be  removed;  but  my  kindness  shall  not 
depart  from  thee,  neither  shall  the  covenant 
of  my  peace  be  removed,  saith  the  Lord  that 
hath  mercy  on  thee. —  Isaiah,  liv:  10. 

June  26. 
Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be  found, 
call  ye  upon  him  while  he  is  near. — Isaiah, 
Iv:  6. 

June  27. 
Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and  the 
unrighteous  man  his  thoughts:  and  let  him 
return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy 
upon  him;  and  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abund- 
antly pardon. — Isaiah,  Iv:   7. 

June  28. 
For  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts, 
neither  are  your  ways  my  ways,  saith  the 
Lord. —  Isaiah,  Iv:  8. 

June  29. 
He  that  putteth  his  trust  in  me  shall  pos- 
sess the  land.  —  Isaiah,  Ivii:  13. 

June  30. 
I  will  greatly  rejoice   in  the  Lord,  my 


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soul  shall  be  joyful  in  my  God;  for  he  hath 
clothed  me  with  the  garments  of  salvation, 
he  hath  covered  me  with  the  robe  of  right- 
eousness, as  a  bridegroom  decketh  himself 
with  ornaments,  and  as  a  bride  adorneth 
herself  with  her  jewels. — Isaiah,  Ixi:  10. 

July  l. 

Thou  shalt  also  be  a  crown  of  glory  in 
the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  a  royal  diadem  in 
the  hand  of  thy  God. — Isaiah.  Ixii:  3. 

July  3. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  before 
they  call,  I  will  answer:  and  while  they  are 
yet  speaking,  I  will  hear.  —  Isaiah.  Ixv:  24. 

July  3. 

I  said.  Thou  shalt  call  me.  My  father: 
and  shalt  not  turn  away  from  me.  —  Jer.. 
iii:  19. 

July  4. 

But  let  him  that  glorieth.  glory  in  this, 
that  he  understandeth  and  knoweth  me.  that 
I  am  the  Lord  which  exercise  loving -kind- 
ness, judgment,  and  righteousness,  in  the 
earth:  for  in  these  things  I  delight,  saith  the 
Lord.  —  Jer..  ix:  24. 

July  5. 

Thou,  O  Lord,  art  in  the  midst  of  us.  and 


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we  are  called  by  thy  name;  leave  us  not. — 
Jer.,  xiv:  9. 

July  G. 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,   and   whose  hope  the   Lord  is. — Jer., 
xvii:  7. 

July  7. 
The  heart  is  deceitful  above  all  things, 
and  desperately  wicked:  who  can  know  it? 
— Jer.,  xvii:  9. 

July  8. 
I  the  Lord  search  the  heart,   I  try  the 
reins,  even  to  give  every  man  according  to 
his  ways,  and  according  to  the  fruit  of  his 
doings.  —  Jer.,  xvii:   10. 

July  9. 
Be  not  a  terror  unto  me:   thou  art  my 
hope  in  the  day  of  evil. — Jer.,  xvii:  17. 

July  10. 
But  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a  mighty 
terrible  one:  therefore  my  persecutors  shall 
stumble,  and  they  shall  not  prevail ;  for  they 
shall  not  prosper;  their  everlasting  confusion 
shall  never  be  forgotten. — Jer.,  xx:   11. 

July  11. 
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go  and  pray  unto  me,  and   I  will   hearken 
unto  you. — Jer.,  xxix:  12. 

July  12. 

And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me,  when 
ye  shall  search  for  me  with  all  your  heart. — 
Jer.,  xxix:  13. 

July  13. 

And  they  shall  teach  no  more  every  man 
his  neighbor,  and  every  man  his  brother, 
saying.  Know  the  Lord:  for  they  shall  all 
know  me,  from  the  least  of  them  unto  the 
greatest  of  them,  saith  the  Lord:  for  I  will 
forgive  their  iniquity,  and  I  will  remember 
their  sin  no  more. — Jer.,  xxxi:  34. 

July  14. 

Great  in  counsel,  and  mighty  in  work: 
for  thine  eyes  are  open  upon  all  the  ways 
of  the  sons  of  men,  to  give  every  one  accord- 
ing to  his  ways,  and  according  to  the  fruit 
of  his  doings. — Jer.,  xxxii:  19. 

July  15. 

And  they  shall  be  my  people  and  I  will 
be  their  God.— Jer.,  xxxii:  38. 

July  16. 

Leave  thy  fatherless  children,  I  will  pre- 
serve them  alive;  and  let  thy  widows  trust 
in  me.  —  Jer.,  xlix:  1 1. 

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July  17. 
He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power, 
he  hath  established  the  world  by  his  wisdom, 
and  hath  stretched  out  the  heaven   by  his 
understanding.  —  Jer.,  li:  15. 

July  18. 
When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is  a 
multitude  of  waters  in  the  heavens;  and  he 
causeth  the  vapors  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth;  he  maketh  lightnings  with  rain, 
and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out  of  his  treas- 
ures.—  Jer..  li:  16. 

July  19. 
This  I  recall  to  my  mind,  therefore  have 
I  hope. —  Lam.,  iii:  21. 

July  20. 
It  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies  that  we  are 
not  consumed,  because  his  compassions  fail 
not.  —  Lam.,  iii:  22. 

July  21. 
They  are  new  every  morning:  great  is 
thy  faithfulness. —  Lam.,  iii:  23. 

July  22. 
The  Lord  is  my  portion,  saith  my  soul; 
therefore  will  I  hope  in  him.  —  Lam.,  iii:  24. 

July  23. 
The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that  wait 


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for  him,    to  the   soul    that    seeketh    him. — 
Lam.,  iii:  25. 

July  24. 
It  is  good  that  a  man  should  both  hope 
and  quietly   wait  for   the    salvation   of  the 
Lord. —  Lam.,  iii:  26. 

July  25. 
For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  forever. 
—  Lam.,  iii:  'M. 

July  26. 
But  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will  he 
have  compassion  according  to  the  multitude 
of  his  mercies.  —  Lam.,  iii:  32. 

July  27. 
For    he    doth    not   afflict   willingly,    nor 
grieve  the  children  of  men. — Lam.,  iii:  33. 

July  28. 
Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways,  and  turn 
again  to  the  Lord.  —  Lam.,  iii:  40. 

July  29. 
For   I   know  the  things  that  come  into 
your  mind,  every  one  of  them. —  Ezek.,  xi:  5. 

July  30. 
I  will  put  a  new  spirit  within  you,  and  I 
will  take  the  stony  heart  out  of  their  flesh, 
and  will  give  them  an  heart  of  flesh. —  Ezek., 
xi:  11). 


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July  31. 
That  they  may  walk  in  my  statutes,  and 
keep  mine  ordinances,   and   do  them:    and 
they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their 
God.  — Ezek.,  xi:  20. 

August  1. 
When  the  son  hath  done  that  which  is 
lawful    and    right,    and    hath   kept    all   my 
statutes,  and  hath  done  them,  he  shall  surely 
live.  — Ezek.,  xviii:  19. 

August  2. 
The  soul  that  sinneth.  it  shall  die.  The 
son  shall  not  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  father, 
neither  shall  the  father  bear  the  iniquity  of 
the  son:  the  righteousness  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  upon  him,  and  the  wickedness  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  upon  him.  —  Ezek..  xviii:  20. 

August  3. 
Behold,  all  souls  are  mine;  as  the  soul  of 
the  father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son  is  mine: 
the  soul   that   sinneth.  it  shall  die.  — Ezek., 
xviii:  4. 

August  4. 
But  if  the  wicked  will  turn  from  all  his 
sins  that  he  hath  committed,   and  keep  all 
mv   statutes,   and   do   that  which   is   lawful 


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and  right,  he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. — Ezek.,  xviii:  21. 

August  5. 
All  his  transgressions  that  he  hath  com- 
mitted,   they  shall    not  be  mentioned    unto 
him.  —  Ezek..  xviii:  22. 

August  6. 
Cast  aw^ay  from  you  all  your  transgres- 
sions, whereby  ye  have  transgressed;  and 
make  you  a  new  heart  and  a  new  spirit;  for 
why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of  Israel? — Ezek.. 
xviii:  31. 

August  7. 
For  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of 
him  that  dieth.  saith  the  Lord  God:  where- 
fore turn  yourselves,  and   live  ye. — Ezek.. 
xviii:  32. 

August  8. 
Therefore,  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God:  I  do  not  this  for 
your  sakes,  O  house  of  Israel,  but  for  mine 
holy  name's  sake,  which  ye  have  profaned 
among  the  heathen,  whither  ye  went.  — 
Ezek.,  xxxvi:  22. 

August  l>. 
My    people    are    destroyed    for    lack    of 
knowledge. —  Hosea,  iv:  <i. 


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August  10. 
Come,  and  let  us  return  unto  the  Lord: 
for  he  hath  torn,  and  he  will  heal  us. — Ho- 
sea,  vi:  1. 

August  11. 
Break  up  your  fallow  ground;  for  it  is 
time  to  seek  the  Lord,  till  he  come  and  rain 
righteousness  upon  you.  —  Hosea,  x:  12. 

August  12. 

Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall  understand 
these  things?  prudent,  and  he  shall  know 
them?  for  the  ways  of  the  Lord  are  right, 
and  the  just  shall  walk  in  them;  but  the 
transgressors  shall  fall  therein. — Hosea,  xiv: 
9. 

August  13. 

Rend  your  heart,  and  not  your  garments, 
and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your  God;  for  he  is 
gracious  and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of 
great  kindness. — Joel,  ii:  13. 

August  14. 
Seek  good,  and   not  evil,  that  ye  may 
live. — Amos,  v:  14. 

August  15. 
He  hath  showed  thee,   O  man,  what  is 
good;    and   what  doth  the   Lord   require  of 


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thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy,  and 
to  walk  humbly  with  thy  God? — Micah.  vi:  S. 

August  16. 
The  Lord  is  good,  a  strong  hold  in  the 
day  of  trouble;  and  he  knoweth  them  that 
trust  in  him.  —  Nahum,  i:  7. 

August  17. 
Return  unto  me,  and  I  will  return  unto 
you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. —  Malachi,  iii:  T. 

August  18, 
Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  the  store- 
house, that  there  may  be  meat  in  mine 
house,  and  prove  me  now  herewith,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you  the 
windows  of  heaven,  and  pour  you  out  a 
blessing,  that  there  shall  not  be  room  enough 
to  receive  it. — Malachi,  iii:  10. 

August  19. 
And  they  shall  be  mine,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  in  that  day  when  I  make  up  m}' 
jewels;  and  I  will  spare  them,  as  a  man 
spareth  his  own  son  that  serveth  him.  —  Ma- 
lachi. iii:  17. 

August  2u. 
Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  meet  for  re- 
pentance.—  Matthew,  iii:  S. 


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August  21. 
Think   not  that   I   am  come  to  destroy 
the  law,  or  the  prophets:  I  am  not  come  to 
destroy,  but  to  fulfil. — Matthew,  v:   17. 

August  22. 
Be   ye   therefore   perfect,   even  as  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven  is  perfect. — Mat- 
thew, V:  48. 

August  23. 
For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will 
your  heart  be  also. — Matthew,  vi:  21. 

August  24. 
Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me,  Lord, 
Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven; 
but  he  that  doeth    the   will  of  my   Father 
which  is  in  heaven.  —  Matthew,  vii:  21. 

August  25. 
Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are  of  more 
value  than  many  sparrows. — Matthew,  x:  31. 

August  26. 
Blessed  is  he  whosoever  shall  not  be  of- 
fended in  me.  —  Matthew,  xi:  fi. 

August  27. 
Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labor,  and  are 
heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest. —  Mat- 
thew, xi:  28. 


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August  28. 
Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn  of 
me;  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart;  and 
ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls.  —  Matthew, 
xi:  20. 

August  29. 
For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden  is 
light. — Matthew,  xi:  30. 

August  30. 
Out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart,  the 
mouth  speaketh. — Matthew,  xii:  34, 

August  31. 
Whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my  Fa- 
ther which  is  in  heaven,    the  same  is  my 
brother,  and  sister,  and  mother.  —  Matthew, 
xii:  50. 

September   1. 
And  his  disciples  came,  and  took  up  the 
body,  and  buried  it,  and  went  and  told  Jesus. 
—  Matthew,  xiv:  12. 

September  2. 
Again  T  say  unto  you,  That  if  two  of  you 
shall  agree  on  earth,  as  touching  any  thing 
that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  them 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. — Matthew, 
xviii:    1!». 

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September  3. 
For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered  to- 
gether in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst 
of  them.  —  Matthew,  xviii:  20. 
September  4. 
So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly  Father  do 
also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your  hearts  forgive 
not  every  one  his  brother  their  trespasses. — 
Matthew,  xviii:  35. 

September  5. 
And  all  things  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
in  prayer,  believing,  ye  shall  receive. — Mat- 
thew, xxi:  22. 

September  6. 
O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou  that  killest 
the  prophets,    and  stonest  them   which   are 
sent  unto  thee,  how  often  would  I  have  gath- 
ered thy  children  together,  even   as   a  hen 
gathereth  her  chickens  under  her  wings,  and 
ye  would  not!  —  Matthew,  xxiii:  37. 
September  7. 
Go  ye  therefore  and  teach  all  nations, 
baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the   Son,  and  of  the   Holy  Ghost; — 
Matthew,  xxviii:  19. 

September  8. 
Teaching    them    co    observe    all    things 


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whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you:  and  lo, 
I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of 
the  world. —  Matthew,  xxviii:  20. 

September  '.).  -m 

And  as  many  as  touched  him,  were  made 
whole.  —  Mark,  vi:  56. 

September   10.  -m 

Therefore  I  say  unto  you.  What  things 
soever  ye  desire  when  ye  pray,  believe  that 
ye  receive  them,  and  ye  shall  have  them. — 
Mark,  xi:  24. 

•September  11. 
And  what  I  say  unto  you,  I  say  unto  all, 
Watch.— Mark,  xiii:  37. 

September  12. 
Wist  ye  not  that  I  must  be  about  my 
Father's  business?  —  Luke,  ii:  49. 

September  13.  *66 

She  hath  done  what  she  could. — Mark, 
xiv:  8. 

September   14.  *" 

Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and  every 
mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low;  and 
the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight  and  the 


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September  15. 
And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of 
God. — Luke,  iii:  6, 

September  1(>. 
Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you: 
good  measure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken 
together,  and  running  over,  shall  men  give 
into  your  bosom.  For  with  the  same  meas- 
ure that  ye  mete  withal,  it  shall  be  measured 
to  you  again. — Luke,  vi:  38. 

September   17. 
Be  not  afraid  of  them  that  kill  the  body, 
and  after  that,  have  no  more  that  they  can 
do.  —  Luke,  xii:  4. 

September  18. 
But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall 
fear:     Fear  him.  which  after  he  hath  killed, 
hath  power  to  cast  into  hell;  yea.  I  say  unto 
you.  Fear  him. — Luke,  xii:  5. 

September   19: 
For  all  these  things  do  the  nations  of  the 
world  seek  after:  and  your  Father  knoweth 
that  ye  have  need  of  these  things. — Luke, 
xii:  30. 

September  30. 
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and  all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you. 
—  Luke,  xii:  31. 


September  21. 
But  he  that  knew  not,  and  did  commit 
things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beaten 
with  few  stripes.  For  unto  whomsoever 
much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be  much  re- 
quired.—  Luke,  xii:   48. 

September  32. 
He  that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is  least, 
is  faithful  also  in  much;  and  he  that  is  un- 
just in  the  least,  is  unjust  also  in  much. — 
Luke,  xvi:  10. 

September  23. 
So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  have  done 
all  those  things  which  are  commanded  you. 
say.  We  are  unprofitable  servants:  we  have 
done  that  which  was  our  duty  to  do.  —  Luke, 
xvii:  10. 

September  24. 
Tn  your  patience  possess  ye  your  souls. 
—  Luke,  xxi:   1!). 

September  25. 
Watch   ye  therefore,  and   pray  always, 
that  ye  may  be  accounted  worthy  to  escape 
all  these  things  that  shall  come  to  pass,  and 


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to    stand    before    the   Son   of    man.— Luke, 
xxi:  3G. 

September  36. 
Why    are    ye    troubled?     and    why    do 
thoughts  arise  in  your  hearts? — Luke,  xxiv: 
38. 

SeptExMber  37. 
Search  the   Scriptures:  for  in  them   ye 
think  ye  have  eternal  life :  and  they  are  they 
which  testify  of  me. — John,  v:  39. 

September  28. 
Whosoever  committeth  sin,  is  the  ser- 
vant of  sin.  —  John,  viii:  34. 

September  29. 
And  I  knew  that  thou  hearest  me  always : 
but  because  of  the  people  which  stand  by,  I 
said  it.  that  they  may  believe  that  thou  hast 
sent  me.  —  John,  xi:  42. 

September  30. 
Now  is  my  soul  troubled;  and  what  shall 
I  say?    Father,  save  me  from  this  hour:  but 
for  this  cause  came  I  unto  this  hour.  —  John, 
xii:  27. 

October   1. 
Father,   glorify  thy  name.     Then   came 
there  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying.   I  have 


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both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it  again. — 
John,  xii:  38. 

October   2. 
These  are  written,  that  ye  might  believe 
that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God;  and 
that  believing  ye  might  have  life  through  his 
name.  —  John,  xx:  .31. 

October   3. 
The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness,  and 
the  moon  into  blood,  before  that  great  and  no- 
table day  of  the  Lord  come. — Acts,  ii:  20. 
October   4. 
We  ought  to  obey  God  rather  than  men. 
— Acts,  v:  29. 

October   5. 
The  God  of  our  fathers  raised  up  Jesus, 
whom  ye  slew  and  hanged  on  a  tree. — Acts, 
v:  30. 

October   fi. 
Him  hath  God  exalted  with  his  right  hand 
to  be  a  Prince  and  a  Savior. — Acts,  v:  31. 
October   7. 
In  every  nation,  he  that  feareth  him  and 
worketh  righteousness,  is  accepted  with  him. 
— Acts,  X:  35. 

October   8. 
Confirming  the  souls  of  the  disciples,  and 


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exhorting  them  to  continue  in  the  faith,  and 
that  we  must  through  much  tribulation  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God. — Acts,  xiv:  22. 
October   9.  ^ 

What  if  some  did  not  believe?  shall  their 
unbelief  make  the  faith  of  God  without  ef- 
fect?—  Romans,  iii:  3. 

October    10. 
For  I  reckon,  that  the  sufferings  of  this 
present  time  are  not  worthy  to  be  compared 
with  the  glory  that  shall  be  revealed  in  us.  — 
Romans,  viii:  18. 

October   11. 
If  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy  mouth  the 
Lord  Jesus,  and  shalt  believe  in  thine  heart 
that  God  hath   raised  him  from  the   dead, 
thou  shalt  be  saved. — Romans,  x:  9. 
October    12. 
Vengeance  is  mine;   I  will  repay,  saith 
the  Lord. — Romans,  xii:  19. 
October   13. 
All  things  are  lawful  unto  me,  but  all 
things  are  not  expedient:  all  things  are  law- 
ful for  me,  but  I  will  not  be  brought  under 
the  power  of  any. — I.  Corinthians,  vi:  12. 
October    U. 
Wherefore,  if  meat  make  my  brother  to 


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offend,  I  will  eat  no  flesh  while  the  world 
standeth,  lest  I  make  my  brother  to  offend. — 
I.  Corinthians,  viii:  lo. 

October   15. 

There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you  but 
such  as  is  common  to  man :  but  God  is  faith- 
ful, who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted 
above  that  ye  are  able;  but  will  with  the 
temptation  also  make  a  way  to  escape,  that 
ye  may  be  able  to  bear  it. — I.  Corinthians. 
x:  13. 

October    Ifi. 

By  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am. — 
I.  Corinthians,  xv:  10. 

October   1 7. 
Be  not  deceived:     Evil  communications 
corrupt  good  manners. — I.  Corinthians,  xv:  33. 

October    18. 
Be    ye    steadfast,    unmoveable,    always 
abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  foras- 
much as  ye  know  that  your  labor  is  not  in 
vain  in  the  Lord. —  L  Corinthians,  xv:  58. 

October    10. 
The  God  of  all  comfort,  who  comforteth 
us  in  our  tribulation,  that  we  may  be  able 
to  comfort  them  which  are  in  trouble  by  the 


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comfort  wherewith   we  ourselves   are   com- 
forted of  God. —  II.  Corinthians,  i:  3,  4. 

293  October   20. 
We  should  not  trust  in  ourselves,  but  in 

God  which  raiseth  the  dead. — II.  Corinthi- 
ans, i:  9. 

294  October  21. 
For  we  must  all  appear  before  the  judg- 
ment-seat of  Christ;  that  every  one  may 
receive  the  things  done  in  his  body,  accord- 
ing to  that  he  hath  done,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad. — 11.  Corinthians,  v.-  10. 

October    22. 
Knowing  therefore  the  terror  of  the  Lord, 
we  persuade  men. — II.  Corinthians,  v:  11. 
October    23. 
Therefore,  if  any  man  be  in  Christ,  he 
is   a  new  creature:    old  things  have  passed 
away;  behold,  all  things  are  become  new. — 
II.  Corinthians,  v:  17. 

October    24. 
Now  then  we  are  ambassadors  for  Christ, 
as  though  God  did  beseech  you  by  us:   we 
pray  you  in  Christ's  stead,  be  ye  reconciled 
to  God. — II.  Corinthians,  v:  20. 
208  October   25. 

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unbelievers:  for  what  fellowship  hath  right- 
eousness with  unrighteousness?  — 11.  Corin- 
thians, vi:  1-t. 

October   26. 
He  which   soweth  sparingly,   shall  reap 
also  sparingly:  and  he  which  soweth  bounti- 
fully, shall  reap  also  bountifully.  —  II.  Corin- 
thians, ix:  6. 

October   27. 
And  God  is  able  to  make  all  grace  abound 
toward  you. — II.  Corinthians,  ix:  8. 
October   28. 
For  not  he  that  commendeth  himself  is 
approved,  but  whom  the  Lord  commendeth. 
—  II.  Corinthians,  x:  18. 

October    29. 
My  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee:   for  m}^ 
strength  is  made  perfect  in  weakness. — II. 
Corinthians,  xii:  9. 

October   30. 
Do   I   seek  to  please  men?   for  if  I  yet 
pleased  men,  I  should  not  be  the  servant  of 
Christ. — Galatians,  i:  10. 

October    31. 
Let  us  not  be  weary  in  well-doing:  -for 
in  due  season  we  shall  reap  if  we  faint  not. — 
Galatians,  vi:  9. 


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November  1. 
For  by  grace  are  ye  saved  through  faith: 
and  that  not  of  yourselves:  it  is  the  gift  of 
God. — Ephesians,  ii:  8. 

November  2. 
And  are  built  upon  the  foundation  of  the 
apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ  himself 
being    the    chief    corner-stone.  —  Ephesians, 
ii:  20. 

November  3. 
Be  filled  with  the  Spirit,  speaking  to 
yourselves  in  psalms,  and  hymns,  and  spir- 
itual songs,  singing  and  making  melody 
in  your  heart  to  the  Lord. — ^  Ephesians,  v: 
18,  19. 

November  4. 
Giving  thanks  always  for  all  things  unto 
God  and  the  Father,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.— Ephesians,  v:  20. 
November  5. 
Whatsoever  good  thing  any  man  doeth. 
the   same   shall  he    receive   of    the   Lord. — 
Ephesians,  vi:  8. 

November  6. 
It  is  God  which  worketh  in  you  both  to 
will  and  to  do  of  his  good  pleasure. — Philip- 
pians,  ii:  13. 


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NOVEMBEK    7. 

I  press  toward  the  mark  for  the  prize  of 
the  high  calling  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus. — 
Philippians.  iii:  14. 

November  8. 
The    peace    of    God,   which   passeth  all 
understanding,   shall  keep  your  hearts  and 
minds   through    Christ    Jesus. — Philippians, 
iv:  7. 

November  9. 
I    have   learned,  in  whatsoever   state   I 
am,   therewith   to  he  content.^ Philippians, 
iv:  11. 

November  10. 
Buried  with  him  in  baptism,  wherein  also 
ye  are  risen  with  him  through  the  faith  of 
the  operation  of  God,  who  hath  raised  him 
from  the  dead.  —  Colossians,  ii:  ]•>. 
November  11. 
Forbearing  one  another,  and   forgiving- 
one  another. — Colossians,  iii:  13. 
November  12. 
Above  all  these  things  put  on   charity, 
which   is   the  bond    of    perfectness. — Colos- 
sians. iii:    14. 

November  18. 
And  whatsoever  ye  do  in  word  or  deed. 


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do  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus. — Colos- 
sians,  iii:   17. 

318  November  14. 
Let  your  speech  be  always  with  grace, 

seasoned  with  salt,  that  ye  may  know  how 
ye  ought  to  answer  every  man. — Colossians, 
iv:  6. 

319  November  15. 
Study  to  be  quiet  and  to  do  your  own 

business,  and  to  work  with  your  own  hands. 
—  I.  Thessalonians,  iv:  11. 

320  November  16. 
Rejoice  evermore. 
Pray  without  ceasing. — I.  Thessalonians, 

v:  Ifi.  17. 
.<ei  November  17. 

In  every  thing  give  thanks;  for  this  is 
the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  concerning 
you.  —  I.  Thessalonians,  v:  18. 
m  November  18. 

Prove  all  things.— I.  Thessalonians,  v:  21. 
323  November  19. 

Abstain  from  all  appearance  of  evil. — 
L  Thessalonians,  v:  23. 
S24  November  20. 

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you.  and  keep  you  from  evil.  —  II.  Thessa- 
lonians,  iii:  3. 

November  21. 
The  end  of  the  commandment  is  charity 
out  of  a  pure  heart,  and  of  a  good  conscience, 
and  of  faith  unfeigned.  —  I.  Timothy,  i:  5. 

November  22. 
Now  unto  the   King  eternal,   immortal, 
invisible,  the  only  wise  God,  be  honor  and 
glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. —  I.  Timo- 
thy, i:  17. 

November  23. 
Who  will  have  all  men  to  be  saved,  and 
to  come  unto  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. — 
I.  Timothy,  ii:   4. 

November  24. . 
For  there  is  one  God,  and  one  mediator 
between  God  and  men.  the  man  Christ  Jesus. 

—  I.  Timothy,  ii:  5. 

November  25. 
Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith,  lay  hold  on 
eternal  life,  whereunto  thou  art  also  called. 

—  I.  Timothy,  vi:    12. 

November  26. 
Our  Savior  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  abol- 
ished death,  and  hath  brought  life  and  ini- 


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mortality  to   light  through  the  gospel. — II. 
Timothy,  i:   10. 

:m  November  27. 

Therefore  endure  hardness,  as  a  good 
soldier  of  Jesus  Christ. — 11.  Timothy,  ii:  3. 

H32  November  28. 

Study  to  show  thyself  approved  unto  God, 
a  workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed. 
—  II.  Timothy,  ii:  15. 

■.m  November  29. 

Preach  the  word;  be  instant  in  season, 
out  of  season;  reprove,  rebuke,  exhort  with 
all  long-suffering  and  doctrine. — II.  Timo- 
thy, iv:  2. 

November  30. 

Young  men  likewise  exhort  to  be  sober- 
minded.  In  all  things  shewing  thyself  a 
pattern  of  good  works:  in  doctrine  shewing 
uncorruptness,  gravity,  sincerity,  sound 
speech  that  cannot  be  condemned;  that  he 
that  is  of  the  contrary  part  may  be  ashamed, 
having  no  evil  thing  to  say  of  you. — Titus, 
ii:  6-9. 
:«5  December  1. 

There  remaineth  therefore  a  rest  to  the 
people  of  God.  —  Hebrews,  iv:  9. 


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December  2. 
For  he  that  is  entered  into  his  rest,  he 
also  hath  ceased  from  his  own  works,  as  God 
did  from  his.— Hebrews,  iv:  10. 
December  3. 
Unto  them  that  look   for  him  shall  he 
appear  the  second  time  without  sin  unto  sal- 
vation.—  Hebrews,  ix:  28. 

December  4. 
Lo,  I  come  to  do  thy  will.  O  God.  —  He- 
brews, x:  9. 

December  5. 
Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart,  in 
full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts 
sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience,  and  our 
bodies  washed  with  pure  water.  —  Hebrews. 
x:  23. 

December  G. 
Let   us   hold   fast  the  profession  of  our 
faith   without  wavering;    for  he  is   faithful 
that  promised. — Hebrews,  x:  23. 
December  7. 
And  let  us  consider  one  another,  to  pro- 
voke   unto  love,   and   to  good   works. —  He- 
brews, x:  24. 

December  8. 
For  ye  have  need  of  patience,  that,  after 

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ye  have  done  the  will  of  God,  ye  might  re- 
ceive the  promise. —  Hebrews,  x:  36. 

December  9. 
For  yet  a  little  while,  and  he  that  shall 
come   will  come,   and   will   not  tarry. —  He- 
brews, X:  37. 

December  10. 
Choosing  rather  to  suffer  affliction  with 
the  people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures 
of  sin  for  a  season.  —  Hebrews,  xi:  25. 

December  11. 
My  son,  despise  not  thou  the  chastening 
of  the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebuked 
of  him: — Hebrews,  xii:  5. 

December  12. 
For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chasteneth. 
and  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receiveth. 
—  Hebrews,  xii:  6. 

December  13. 
Holiness,  without  which  no  man  shall  see 
the  Lord.  —  Hebrews,  xii:  14. 

December  14. 
He  hath  said,  I  will  never  leave  thee  nor 
forsake  thee. —  Hebrews,  xiii:  5. 
December  15. 
So  that  we  may  boldly  say,    The  Lord  is 


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my   helper,  and   I  will   not   fear  what  man 
shall  do  unto  me.  —  Hebrews,  xiii:  G. 

December  1G.  swi 

Jesus  Christ  the  same  yesterday,  and  to- 
day, and  forever.  —  Hebrews,  xiii:  8. 

December  17.  ^^i 

It  is  a  good  thing  that  the  heart  be  estab- 
lished with  grace.  —  Hebrews,  xiii:  9. 

December  18.  352 

If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let  him  ask 
of  God.  that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally,  and 
upbraideth  not;  and  it  shall  be  given  him. — 
James,  i:  5. 

December  19.  m 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  endiireth  tempta- 
tion: for  w^hen  he  is  tried,  he  shall  receive 
the  crown  of  life,  which  the  Lord  hath  prom- 
ised to  them  that  love  him.  —  James,  i:  12. 

December  30.  m 

Every  good  gift  and  every  perfect  gift 
is  from  above,  and  cometh  down  from  the 
Father  of  lights,  with  whom  is  no  variable- 
ness, neithershadowof  turning.— James.  1:17. 

December  21.  m 

Wherefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  let 
every  man  be  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak, 
slow  to  wrath. — James,  i:  19. 


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December  22. 
For  whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole  law, 
and  yet  offend  in  one  point,  he  is  guilty  of 
all. — James,  ii:  10. 

December  23. 
Even  so  the  tongue  is  a  little  member, 
and    boasteth    great    things.       Behold,   how 
great  a  matter  a  little  fire  kindlethi  — James, 
iii:  0. 

December  24. 
Out  of  the  same  mouth  proceedeth  bless- 
ing and  cursing.     My  brethren,  these  things 
ought  not  so  to  be. — James,  iii:  10. 
December  25. 
But  the  wisdom   that  is  from   above   is 
first  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle,  and  easy  to 
be  entreated,  full  of  mercy  and  good  fruits, 
without  partiality,  and  without  hypocrisy. — 
James,  iii:  17. 

December  26. 
Draw   nigh   to   God.    and   he   will   draw 
nigh  to  you. — James  iv:  8. 

December  27. 
The  effectual  fervent  prayer  of  a  right- 
eous man  availeth  much. — James,  v:  Ki. 
December  28. 
But  as  he  which  hath  called  you  is  holy. 


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so  be  ye  holy  in  all  manner  of  conversation. 
—  I.  Peter,  i:  15. 

December  29, 

Forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  ye  were  not 
redeemed  with  corruptible  things,  as  silver 
and  gold,  from  your  vain  conversation  re- 
ceived by  tradition  from  your  fathers,  but 
with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ,  as  of  a 
lamb  without  blemish  and  without  spot.  —  I. 
Peter,  i:  18.  19. 

December  3(). 

Casting  all  your  care  upon  him:  for  he 
careth  for  you.— I.  Peter,  v:  7. 
December  31. 

Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  keep  you 
from  falling,  and  to  present  you  faultless 
before  the  presence  of  his  glory  with  exceed- 
ing joy.  to  the  only  wise  God  our  Savior,  be 
glory  and  majesty,  dominion  and  power, 
both  now  and  ever.     Amen.  —  Jude.  24.  25, 


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Other 
reading. 


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Aside  from  the  numerous  note -books,  in 
which,  in  his  neat  hand,  are  found  references 
to  the  subject  matter  of  the  text  he  was 
perusing,  and  suggestions  of  further  study, 
other  records  of  his  reading  are  found  in 
carefully- marked  passages  of  books  with 
which  he  seemed  to  have  choice  fellowship. 
One  such  book  was  "The  Blood  of  Jesus,"  by 
Rev.  William  Reid,  M.  A.  Some  of  these 
marked  passages  are  here  given: 

"  In  reference  to  the  pardon  of  your  sins, 
there  is  no  time  to  be  lost. 

"The  true  gospel  of  God  is,  that  when 
any  one  belonging  to  our  sinful  world  feels 
his  sin  to  be  oppressive,  and  comes  straight 
to  the  'Lamb  of  God'  with  it,  and  frankly 
acknowledges  it,  and  tells  out  his  anxieties 
regarding  it.  and  his  desire  to  get  rid  of  it, 
he  will  find  that  Jesus  has  both  the  power 
and  the  will  to  take  it  away. 

' '  You  are  as  welcome  to  Christ  now  as 
you  will  ever  be.  Wait  not  for  deeper  con- 
viction of  sin;  for  why  should  you  prefer 
convictions  of  sin  to  Christ?  And  you  would 
not  have  one  iota  more  safety,  although  you 
had  deeper  convictions  of  sin  than  any  sinner 
ever  had. 


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•Well,  here  is  the  Bible — your  invitation 
to  come  to  Christ.  It  does  not  bear  your 
name  and  address,  but  it  says,  '  Whosoever' 

—  that  takes  jou  in:  it  says.  ".4//' — that 
takes  you  in:  it  says.  'If  any' — that  takes 
you  in. 

"For  the  question  is  not,  Will  you  re- 
move these  evils  and  then  come  to  Christ? 
but,  Will  you  have  a  Chriftf  to  remove  them 
for  you? 

•'Jesus,  and  Jesus  only,  is  the  object  on 
which  your  anxious  eyes  must  rest,  for  peace 
with  God  and  a  change  of  heart. 

"Our  conscience  may  well  find  settled 
rest  where  God's  holiness  finds  rest. 

•• 'Looking  unto  Jesus.'— Hebrews,  xii:  'i 

—  is  the  most  refreshing  exercise  in  which 
we  can  engage;  and  the  shortest  road  to 
genuine  spiritual  revival  is  by  the  cross  of 
Calvary. 

•'The  reason  why  many  real  christians 
are  harassed  with  doubt,  fear,  and  darkness, 
is,  that  they  leave  off  leaning  entirely  upon 
their  beloved  Savior,  and  rest  part  of  the 
weight  of  their  souls'  eternal  well-being  on 
their  own  experience. " 


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Oltl  Testa- 
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OLD   TESTAMENT. 

Blessings  of  trusting  in  the  Lord  —  33,  44,  45, 

4G,  49,  57,  58,  75,  76,  78  to  83,  93,  94,  102, 

114,  118,  131,   135,   142,  143,  167,   174,   175, 

176,  180,  187,  197,  228. 
Comfort   in   affliction  — 16,  17,  19,  21,  64,  141, 

149,  150,  168,  207,  208. 
Comforting  promises  —  9  to  15,  22,  43,  48,  70, 

97,  127,  147,  158,  162,  164,  165,  166,  169,  172, 

182,  191,  194,  196. 
Confidence  in  God  — 7,  27,  28,  32,  37,  190,  203. 

206. 
Contentment  — 105,  HI. 
Each  one  personally  responsible  to  God  —  3, 

107,  189,  213,  214. 
Exhortation  to  christian  labor  —  4,  8,  125,  126. 

230. 
Friendship  — 115,  116,  117. 
God  hears  prayer  — 35,   61,  62,  140,   148,  155. 

156,  183,  192,  193. 
Humility— 36,  59,  77,  106,  121,  185,  227. 
Littleness  of  man  — 24,  159,  160,  161,  163. 
Obedience  to  parents  —  69. 
Omniscience  and  majesty  of  God  —  1,  26,  41, 

52  to  56,  89,  104,  179,  195,  198,  199,  210. 
Patience  —  205. 


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Pleasures  of  religion  — 30,  31.  47,  65,  73,  74, 

87,  108,  181. 
Practical  religion  — 2,  84,  99,  109. 
Praise  the  Lord  —  66. 
Presence  of  God— 18,  186. 
Proverbs- 88,  95,  101,  110,  112,  113,  122,  124. 
Punishment  of  the   wicked  — 29,  42,   63,  98, 

138,  139,  145,  215,  224. 
Rest  — 20,  23,  144,  146,  151. 
Rewards  of  the  righteous  — 119,  128,  211,  212, 

216,  217,  231. 
Seek  the  Lord— 5,  34,  68,  85,  86,  90  to  92,  96, 

177,  178,  204,  219,  222,  223,  225,  226,  229. 
Sinfulness  of  man — 25,  123,  188. 
Study  the  Scriptures  — 6,  67,  71,  72,  221. 
The  everlasting  kingdom — 60,  120. 
Miscellaneous  — 132  to  134,  136,  137,  152  to  154, 

157,  171,  184,  200,  201,  202,  209,  218,  220. 


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NEW  TESTAMENT. 

Be  patient  — 267,  342. 

Be  thankful  — 308,  321. 

Be  watchful  — 254,  268,  337,  357,  358. 

Christian  excellence  — 234,  265,  286,  287,  289. 

311,  316,  318,  319,  323,  325,  332,  334,  340, 

344,  347,  351,  355,  362,  363. 
Christian  joy  — 307,  320. 
Christian  labor— 232,  241,  250,  255,  256,  291, 

299,  304,  334,  341. 
Confession — 284. 
Confidence   in   God  — 237,   260,   288,   300,  324, 

349. 
Faith  in  Christ  — 275,  282,  305,  339. 
Giving— 259,  309. 
Glory  of  God— 274,  326. 

God  hears  prayer— 245,  248,  253,  352,  360,  361. 
Humihty— 301,  302. 
Jesus  exalted  — 278,  279,  317,  350,  365. 
Judgment  —  294. 

Obedience  to  God  — 277,  303,  338,  356. 
Practical  religion  — 236,  243,  247,  266,  280.  315. 

329,  359. 
Prayer— 320. 

Presence  of  Christ  —  246,  251. 
Proverbs  — 242,  290. 


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Responsibility  and  privilege  — 364. 

Rest  — 339,  340,  313,  335,  336. 

Resurrection  — 393,  314. 

Search  the  Scriptures  —  370. 

Seek  the  Lord  — 363,  337. 

Servant  of  sin  —  371. 

Triumphs  of  the  gospel  —  357,  358. 

Trials   of  the   christian  — 381,    383,    331,    353, 

364. 
Trust   in   the   Lord  — 363,   313,   343,   345,   34(). 

348. 
Miscellaneous  — 333,    335,    338,    344,    349,   353, 

361,  369,  373,  273,  376,  285,  393,  395,  396, 

297,  298,  306,  310,  333,  338,  354. 


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CHAPTER   XII. 


CONCLUSION. 


I,Kr  us  hear  tlu-  conclusion  of  tlie  whole  nialter:  ?'ear  Clol  and 
keep  his  commandments:  f<ir  tliis  is  the  whole  duty  of  man.  For 
God  shall  hrin^  every  work  into  judi^nieiit,  with  every  secret  thing, 
whether  it  be  <ioo<l,  or  whether  it   Ik-  evil.  —  I'lcci  isi  \stf.s,  Xli:    i  ].  14. 


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T  now  remains  to  bring  this  Memoir  to  a 
close.  To  the  fond  parents  it  has  been  a 
pleasure  thus  to  live  over  the  past;  but  alas  I 
with  the  end  of  the  work  comes  again  the 
keen  sense  of  loss,  the  unsatisfied  longing 
for — 

"The  touch  of  the  vanished  hand, 
And  the  sound  of  the  voice  that  is  still." 

But  they  comfort  themselves  with  the  belief 
that  the  life  they  were  permitted  to  give  to 
the  world,  so  useful  here,  cannot  but  be  more 
useful  there,  whither  his  Lord  has  taken 
him.  That  they  shall  see  him  again,  they 
know;  that  the  time  of  their  separation  can- 
not be  long,  they  are  admonished.  In  the 
beautiful  imagery  of  Longfellow,  they  can 
say  — 

"Good  night!     Good  night!     as  we  so  oft  have  said 
Beneath  this  roof  at  midnight,  in  the  days 
That  are  no  more,  and  shall  no  more  return. 
Thou  hast  but  taken  thy  lamp  and  gone  to  Vjed; 
I  stay  a  little  longer,  as  one  stays 
To  cover  up  the  embers  that  still  burn." 

But  with  the  hope  that  this  brief  and 
imperfect  sketch  of  the  life  and  character 
of  one  so  faithful  as  a  son,   so  true  as  a 


Cloaing- 
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Consola- 
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Admoui 
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christian,  may  be  helpful  in  the  formation 
of  the  character  of  the  young,  we  send  it 
forth  with  the  prayer,  that  he,  being  dead, 
may  yet  speak. 

If  asked,  What  was  the  secret  of  his 
successful  career?  we  should  mention  two 
things:  First,  the  fact  that  it  was  always 
with  him,  Christ  to  live.  "What  hast  thou 
done  for  Christ  to-day?"  indicates  the  con- 
stancy with  which  he  kept  the  true  object 
of  life  before  him.  Secondly,  his  abiding 
faith,  that  his  Savior  would  always  be  with 
him.  Had  the  Son  of  man  audibly  assured 
him — "I  will  never  leave  thee,  nor  forsake 
thee" — the  conviction  of  its  precious  truth 
would  not  have  been  stronger,  or  deeper,  or 
more  influential  on  his  life  and  conduct,  than 
it  was.  Under  the  inspiration  of  these  two 
incentives,  from  the  hour  when,  in  the  enthu- 
siasm of  his  new  life,  he  wrote  to  his  mother 
of  his  conversion  to  Christ,  to  the  day  of  his 
death,  he  pursued  his  way,  and  faltered  not 
in  all  the  journey — faltered  not,  not  because 
of  his  own  inherent  strength,  but  because  his 
trust  in  his  Savior  was  the  victory  which 
overcometh  the  world. 

To  this  we  may  add  the  fact,  that  he 


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CONCLUSION. 


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constantly  sought  for  the  most  intelligent 
view  of  such  a  life  of  devotion  to  Christ, 
and  of  trust.  He  was,  in  a  large  sense,  an 
educated  christian.  That  he  might  be  con- 
trolled, not  by  mere  impulses,  or  repose  in 
false  security,  he  constantly  searched  the 
Scriptures,  for  in  them  he  thought  he  had 
eternal  life,  and  they,  he  knew,  bore  testi- 
mony of  Christ.  Thus,  whether  at  home, 
with  the  conveniences  of  study  at  hand,  or 
abroad,  tenting  among  the  Indians  of  the 
wilderness,  the  mountains,  and  valleys,  with 
few  such  helps,  he  made  his  Bible  his  con- 
stant companion.  Over  its  pages  he  bent 
in  devout  study  and  meditation:  into  its 
deep  mines  of  thought  he  entered,  to  come 
forth  loaded  with  its  priceless  treasures.  Of 
its  grace,  and  mercy,  and  peace  he  freely- 
received,  that  he  might  freely  give.  Behold 
in  these  things,  then,  the  secret  of  his  life. 

To  the  questionings  of  distrust  and  un- 
rest, which  would  seek  the  reason  for  the 
early  close  of  an  earthly  career  so  beautiful 
and  useful,  we  can  only  reply:  In  the  first 
place,  the  timeliness  or  untimeliness  of  death 
is  not  to  be  judged  by  length  of  years,  but  by 
the   realization   or  loss  of  the  great  end  of 

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Question- 
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Prepara- 
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ot<>niit  y. 


Favorite 
quotation. 


Living 
voice. 


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earthly  existence — preparation  for  eternity. 
In  the  second  place,  usefulness  is  not  to  be 
measured  by  the  opportunities  and  possibili- 
ties of  earth  alone,  but  by  those  of  heaven 
also.  If,  to  be  prepared  for  eternity,  is  to 
come  to  a  timely  death,  then  must  we  regard 
his  death  as  most  timely;  if  to  be  useful,  is 
an  end  of  our  being,  then  has  he  truly  at- 
tained that  end,  since  to  him  the  .Lord  has 
said,  ' '  Come  up  higher ! "  In  his  own  favorite 
quotation  of  the  words  of  "Festus"  (Bailey), 
whose  truth  he  so  beautifully  illustrated  in 
his  life  — 

"  He  most  lives 
Who  think.s  most,   feels  the  noblest,  acts  the  best." 

And  now,  little  book,  embalming  the  life 
and  character  of  this  darling  son  and  christ- 
ian for  "a  life  beyond  life,"  go  on  your  mis- 
sion, to  teach  by  the  printed  page,  as  did 
he  by  the  living  voice,  the  helpful,  helping 
hand,  and  the  conscious  and  unconscious 
influence,  that  there  is  no  true  manhood, 
no  real  nobility,  save  that  which  is  with 
Christ  in  God,  and  that  such  a  manhood  is 
freely  offered  to  all  in  the  gospel. 


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MEMOIR    OF    W.    S.    STICKNEY. 


Ancestors,  13. 

Anderson,  Prest.  Martin  B.  54,  349. 

Baptized,  40. 

Becomes  a  christian,  38. 

Be  kind  to  the  poor,  20. 

Berta,  22. 

Bible  reading,  47,  363. 

Birth,  13. 

Boston,  47. 

Brooks,  James  J.  .354. 

Burial,  297. 

Business  College,  127. 

Calculus,  73,  84. 

California,  170. 

Calvary  Baptist  Sunday  School,  7,  33>!. 

Calvary  Christian  League,  137. 

Calvary  Mission  Sunday  School,  249, 

255,  284,  302,  340. 
Cash  account,  23,  71. 
China  Town,  170. 
Christmas,  205. 
Chorister,  73. 
Christian  student,  56. 
Church  subscription,  18. 
Church  troubles,  231. 
College  Societies,  50,  75. 
Colored  children,  17. 
Compositions,  19,  20. 
Conscientiousness,  14. 
Cornish  miners,  271. 
Covenant  Band,  343. 
Cruelties,  279. 

Deaf  and  Dumb  Institution,  13. 
Death,  293. 
Del  Norte,  272. 
Denver,  269. 


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Early  letters,  21. 

Early  Sunday  School  etforts,  17. 

East  Avenue  Church,  55. 

Emilie,  22. 

Examinations,  82. 

Expenses,  77. 

First  ballot,  97. 
First  earnings,  18. 
Florence,  34. 
Fondness  for  books,  19. 
Foreign  Lands,  27. 
Funeral,  301. 

Geography,  21. 

Good  -  bye,  264. 

Graduation,  121. 

Greene,  Rev.  Samuel  H.  307. 

Home  again,  31. 
Hornets,  24. 
Hot  Springs,  270. 

Immortality,  63. 

Indian  Council,  187. 

Indian  dance,  195. 

Italian  language,  29. 

Jerusalem,  29. 

Jewish  Synagogue,  81. 

Jones,  Thomas  R.  297. 

Kendall,  Amos,  13,  40,  42. 

Kendall,  City  of,  13. 

Kendall  Chapel,  7,  345. 

Last  letter  home,  281. 

Last  words  to  his  Sunday  School.  261. 

Latin  and  Greek,  49. 

Latin  commenced,  19. 

Law  profession,  247. 

Law  School,  127,  135. 


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INDEX. 


447 


Letter  to  his  grandfather,  22. 

Life,  19. 

Looiicj'ville,  60. 

Los  Pinos,  275,  276,  280,  281. 

Luzerne,  100. 

Meeker.  N.  C.  211. 

Methodical  habits,  23.  ' 

Moral  eourag-e,  15. 

Morehouse,  Rev.  H.  L.  321. 

Mormons,  168. 

Morrill,  Lot  M.  358. 

Music  —  Rodney,  443. 

Musical  talent,  17. 

Niagara  Falls,  119. 

Oak  Hill  Cemetery,  303. 

Oltedience  to  i)aronts,  14. 

Oration,  122. 

Ossian,  85. 

Palestine,  30. 

Philadelphia  i)rivate  school,  37,  44. 

Physical  and  Mental  Organization,  18 

Piano  lessons,  17.  29. 

Prayer,  15. 

Presents,  69,  107.  115. 

Reading,  117. 

Relief  Commission,  139. 

Rio  Grande  Valley,  155. 

Rittenhouse  Academy.  17.  .37. 

Rochester  University,  44. 

Rockville,  Ct.  23 

Sabliath  observance,  33.  278. 


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Sapovoneri,  117. 

Senior,  113. 

Serenading,  51. 
,  Sermon  on  the  Mount,  16. 

Sickness,  18,  38.  70.  289. 

Society,  95. 

Southport,  Ct.  46. 

St.  Louis,  266. 

Studies,  116. 

Sunday  occupation,  285. 

Sunday  School,  37,  45,  58,  73,  111. 

Superintendents'  Union,  347. 

Tayli'r,  Lewis  Rodney,  261,  297. 

Thanksgiving,  60,  108. 

The  youthful  teacher,  17. 

Tour  abroad,  27. 
Typhoid  fever,  18. 

Ute  Commission  — First,  151. 

Ute  Commission  — Report,  208. 

Ute  Commission  —Second,  259,  359. 

Valedictory,  128. 

Watch  Hill,  250. 

Waterloo,  N.  H.  103. 

Webster,  Daniel,  13. 

Welling,  Prest.  James  C.  3.32.  .351. 

Western  travel,  152. 

White  River  Utes,  213. 

Whittier.  11. 

Wordsworth,  11. 

Y.  M.  C.  A.  99,  113,  114. 

Ydiiiig  ])eoj)le's  meeting,  26.3. 


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